Seminar: Cosmopolitan Heritage – Archaeology beyond Nationality

Seminar: Cosmopolitan Heritage – Archaeology beyond Nationality

The Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History (IAKH), University of Oslo and the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) hereby invite you to a two-day interdisciplinary seminar Cosmopolitan Heritage: Archaeology beyond Nationality in Oslo on November 22-23, 2012.

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In Situ Preservation of Farm Mounds in Northern Norway "InSituFarms"

In Situ Preservation of Farm Mounds in Northern Norway "InSituFarms"

North Norwegian farm mounds revealing activities going back to the days of the Vikings. These are now threatened by construction and a warmer climate. The “InSituFarms" project has funding from the Norwegian Research Council and FRAM – High North Research Centre for Climate and the Environment.

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Mafia, Vesuvius and Roman heritage

Mafia, Vesuvius and Roman heritage

The European Heritage Prize 2011 is awarded an archaeologist and an Italian mayor, who have shown how discoveries from the distant past can help create alternatives to a mafia-run economy.

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