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Department of Historical Studies

Ancient History, Archaeology and History.

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

News – 4 April 2025

New computer model: Bronze Age Scandinavians could have crossed the sea

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Nature publications 2024

News – 26 April 2024

Significant Differences among Nordic Regions during the Bronze Age

Swedish Rock Art Research Archives

Swedish Rock Art Research Archives (SHFA) is a research infrastructure at the University of Gothenburg established in 2017…

News – 4 December 2024

Stone Age DNA to provide new insights into kinship and diseases in humans and…

News – 11 July 2024

Stone Age population in Falbygden was hit hard by the plague for several…

News – 15 February 2024

The life of a Stone Age man has been mapped

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New computer model reveals how Bronze Age Scandinavians could have crossed the sea

2025-04-04
Culture and languages

Stone Age DNA to provide new insights into kinship and diseases in humans and animals

2024-12-04
Culture and languages

Stone Age population in Falbygden was hit hard by the plague for several generations

2024-07-11
Ocean

Stone Age grave on Orust excavated by archaeologists

2024-06-03
Ocean

Researchers gather to explore sea textiles through millennia

2024-04-25
Culture and languages

The life of a Stone Age man has been mapped

2024-02-15
Ocean

Archaeologists are unearthing Sardinia’s hidden Bronze Age history

2024-02-08
Culture and languages

Excavated dolmen in Sweden one of the oldest in Scandinavia

2024-01-29
Ocean

Shipboard cannon found off the Swedish coast may be the oldest in Europe

2023-09-12
Ocean

New Rock art database launched at SHFAs kick-off

2023-08-31

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Archaeology and Ancient History

3D Data and Visualization in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Studies

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The History of Scandinavia from Pre-history to modern times

The Lost Republic: Crisis and Continuity in the Late Roman Republic (146-46 BC)

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Critical Heritage Studies

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Maritime Encounters

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A multi-species study of biological and social relatedness in Neolithic Sweden

Classical Archaeology and Ancient History

Centre for Critical Heritage Studies (CCHS)

Welcome to the Heritage Academy

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Swedish Women On-line (SWO)

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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18 June 2025