News about Archaeology

Archaeologists uncover 5,500-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan

A research team led by the University of Copenhagen has uncovered a remarkable Early Bronze Age ritual landscape at Murayghat in Jordan. The discovery can shed new light on how ancient communities responded to social an…

Researchers on the verge of solving Mexican mystery

Christophe Helmke and Magnus Pharao Hansen have taken the first steps toward solving a major archaeological mystery surrounding the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan. Until now, the language of Teotihuacan has been…

Spot on PRIVACY scholars: Asta Mønsted and Natalie Körner

From the left: Natalie Körner and Asta Mønsted, discussing their interdisciplinary and collaborative project on privacy among the Greenlandic Inuit during the 19th century. Archaeologist Asta Mønsted and architectural…

Arkæologer bruger AI til at skabe forhistorisk computerspil

Arkæologer fra Københavns Universitet og Bergens Universitet har ved hjælp af AI og gratis værktøjer selv udviklet et levende og lærerigt computerspil om stenalderen. Den nye teknologi, der ikke kræver særlig teknisk…

School of Archaeology seed funding 2025-26

Priority will be given to: Interdisciplinary activities such as workshops, seminars, lectures and conferences to be held at UCPH Writing retreats and other preparations for interdisciplinary research applications…

New publication explores the role of funerary textiles in burial rituals

Our researchers Elsa Yvanez and Magdalena Wozniak has just published an anthology called "Funerary Textiles in Situ: Towards a Better Method for the Study of Textile-Related Burial Practices”.

Archaeologists visit Lund

Before the summer break, a group of archaeologists from the Saxo Institute and the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies visited Lund. The trip was planned and organised by Eva Andersson Strand, UCPH and…

Call for abstracts: Remote sensing and non-destructive archaeology

This year CAA Denmark is hosting a one-day seminar focusing on digital solutions for archaeological practice in Denmark.

The Common Thread is shortlisted for the EAA Book Prize

We are very happy to announce that The Common Thread: Collected Essays in Honour of Eva Andersson Strand has been shortlisted for the European Association of Archaeologists' annual awards - the EAA Book Prize.

Dog drool, bleach, and a Neanderthal child

Archaeological objects have often accumulated protein contamination over many years. How do you remove such protein contamination prior to palaeoproteomic analysis, without damaging the ancient proteins?

A male Denisovan jawbone from Taiwan expands the known geographic range of this extinct human group

A team of international researchers based in Denmark, Japan and Taiwan has made a significant breakthrough in the field of paleoanthropology with the attribution of a Pleistocene mandible from Taiwan to a male Denisovan…

ITSS Postdoc Attends School of Archaeology Retreat

Felicia Fricke was in Snekkersten this week for conversations about AI and lifelong learning.

New Doctoral Thesis Explores Denmark’s Caribbean Colonial Legacy

Dr. Pardis Zahedi recently defended her thesis entitled 'Elements of Community: An Exploration of Postcolonial Heritage, Identity, and Memory in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands' at Aarhus University.

Invitation to the Opening of the Exhibition ”Ribbons/Bare Bånd”

On behalf of the Centre for Textile Research and Museum Amager, the Silk Ribbons project invite you to attend the opening of the exhibition ‘Ribbons/Bare Bånd’.

New Website for Network Supporting Caribbean and Early Career Scholars

The Coalition for Caribbean Archaeological Heritage (CoCAH) provides points of contact on issues relating to Caribbean archaeology and archaeological ethics.

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…

ERC Synergy Grant to chart Northern integration in medieval intellectual culture

With University of Bergen leading the project, four Nordic partners will investigate how books and literary networks shaped Northern Europe between 1000 and 1500 CE.

ERC Synergy Grant to chart Northern integration in medieval intellectual culture

With University of Bergen leading the project, four Nordic partners will investigate how books and literary networks shaped Northern Europe between 1000 and 1500 CE.

The Vikings were part of a global network trading in ivory from Greenland

DNA analyses reveal that the vikings brought walrus ivory from Greenland on to Europe and probably as far as the Middle East via extensive trade networks.

The Vikings were part of a global network trading in ivory from Greenland

DNA analyses reveal that the vikings brought walrus ivory from Greenland on to Europe and probably as far as the Middle East via extensive trade networks.

Dialogues with the Past (DialPast)

Course offered at the University of Oslo: Our Nordic Graduate School in Archaeology membership provides access for PhD fellows at the University of Copenhagen to courses and events offered by the Nordic network.

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.

Easter Island population collapse never happened

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and University of Lausanne debunks the popular theory.

Easter Island population collapse never happened

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and University of Lausanne debunks the popular theory.