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Department of Historical Studies

Department of Historical Studies

  2. Department of Historical Studies

Archaeology, History, Classical Archaeology and Ancient History, Cultural heritage studies

The Department of Historical Studies provides a meeting place for students and researchers interested in the subjects of Archaeology, History, Classical Archaeology and Ancient History, Cultural heritage studies.

News – 11 December 2025
Researchers uncover clues to mysterious origin of famous Hjortspring boat
A new analysis of the Hjortspring boat, an ancient wooden vessel currently on display at the National Museum of Denmark, has…

Research News- Archaeology

News – 7 August 2025
Large-scale DNA study maps 37,000 years of disease history
News – 11 September 2025
New evidence of long-distance travellers in Seddin during the Bronze Age
Recent research suggests that many of the Bronze Age people buried in Seddin, Germany, were not locals but came from outside…
News – 4 September 2025
Hidden Treasure from the Iron Age found in Sweden
A complete plano-convex ingot has been found in Sweden for the first time. The results of the isotopic and chemical analyses…
News – 4 December 2024
Stone Age DNA to provide new insights into kinship and diseases in humans and…
News – 25 June 2025
New light on the stone alignments in the Carnac region
News – 4 April 2025
New computer model: Bronze Age Scandinavians could have crossed the sea
News – 11 July 2024
Stone Age population in Falbygden was hit hard by the plague for several…

Nature publications 2024

News – 15 February 2024
The life of a Stone Age man has been mapped

Research News- History

News – 18 August 2025
Sweden’s global influence on the expanding healthcare sector
New historical studie
News – 19 September 2025
Gossip, Power and Myth: Peter the Great’s Relationships in a New Light
He was one of Russia’s most legendary rulers.

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A multi-species study of biological and social relatedness in Neolithic Sweden
Swedish Rock Art Research Archives
Swedish Rock Art Research Archives (SHFA) is a research infrastructure at the University 91̽»¨ established in 2017…
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From the Middle Ages to the Present, 2.0 A Biographical Dictionary of Swedish Women, in Swedish and in English.

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Bronze Age treasure found in Swedish forest
News – 16 February 2023
Archaeologist in documentary about life as a researcher
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Professor of archeology, Johan Ling, talks about rock art in Sweden
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Events autumn 2021

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