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UCPH School of Archaeology
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UCPH School of Archaeology

A cross-faculty initiative to bring together the rich diversity of expertise in the field of archaeology found at the University of Copenhagen.

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Eksempel slideshow

UCPH School of Archaeology

A cross-faculty initiative to bring together the rich diversity of expertise in the field of archaeology found at the University of Copenhagen.

Read about the initiative.
Eksempel slideshow

UCPH School of Archaeology

A cross-faculty initiative to bring together the rich diversity of expertise in the field of archaeology found at the University of Copenhagen.

Read about the initiative.

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Researchers within the field of archaeology at the University of Copenhagen cover a wide range of research areas and work across multiple disciplines at various departments and faculties.

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  • 13 May 2025, 17:00-19:00

    Mighty men and miniscule molecules – the stories and the science of ancient DNA

    Public lecture by Anna Källén, Professor and Chair of Museology and Associate professor of Archaeology, Umeå University.
  • 14 May 2025, 10:00-12:00

    ECR seminar on interpretation and dissemination of aDNA research

    Seminar for early career researchers with Professor Anna Källén. 
  • 16 May 2025, 9:30-17:00

    Interdisciplinary Approaches and Scientific Methods in Viking Studies

    42nd Interdisciplinary Viking Symposium.
  • 21 May 2025, 16:00

    On the Right Side of the King: a microhistorical study on the use of titles by early Ramesside viziers

    Talk by Bente Bladsgaard Jensen, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (University of Copenhagen).

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2025.01.16

Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic people to sacrifice unique "sun stones"

4,900 years ago, a Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of stones engraved with sun and field motifs. Archaeologists and climate scientists from the University of Copenhagen can now show that these ritual sacrifices coincided with a large volcanic eruption that made the sun disappear throughout Northern Europe.

2024.09.19

Newsweek article “'Lawless Place': Roman Prison Revealed by Disturbing Ancient Graffiti” featuring Matthew Larsen

Last month Newsweek talked to archaeologist Matthew Larsen (Theology and School of Archaeology, UCPH) who has identified remains of a 1,600-year-old Roman prison at the archaeological site of Corinth, Greece.


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