Research within classical archaeology and ancient history, archaeology, numismatics, laboratory archaeology, osteoarchaeology, paleogenetics and evolutionary cultural research.
Our research focuses on the Greek and Roman cultures of the Mediterranean region. The discipline is unique, in both a Swedish and an international context, with its special interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary focus.
The laboratory is unique in Scandinavia due to its wide focus, including biological, chemical, physical and geological methods applied to archaeological records from any chronological period or geographical region.
Osteoarchaeology is one of the special profile disciplines at the department, where basic and more specialized research is conducted. New areas of research include paleopathology in animals and palaeohistopathology.
Numismatics is the science of coins and other means of payments etc. The aim of the institute is to set the coins into a wider context - economically, politically, administratively and socially.
The overall objective of the centre is to bring researchers from different disciplines, such as biology, archaeology and geology, together into a state-of-the-art research environment dedicated to ancient DNA analyses.
The project aims to develop a strong collaborative network on environmental issues between the three faculties which make up the Human Sciences Area at Stockholm University: Humanities, Law and Social Sciences.
An archaeogenetic study sheds new light on the isolated medieval community Las Gobas in northern Spain. Besides isolation and endogamy, the researchers have also identified the variola virus which can offer a new explanation on how smallpox entered Iberia.
According to a legend Bishop Teodomiro of Iria Flavia in Spain found the burial of St. James after a revelation. But did Teodomiro exist? Researchers at Stockholm University have investigated the bones of the bishop.
Martijn Manders, Leiden University, presents: "Vasa, HMS Prinsessan Sophia Albertina (1781) and other
maritime cultural heritage as witnesses of a joint past."
Martijn Manders, Leiden University, presents: "Vasa, HMS Prinsessan Sophia Albertina (1781) and other
maritime cultural heritage as witnesses of a joint past."