Hanne Ekstrøm Jordahl

Hanne Ekstrøm Jordahl is a researcher and office manager at the district office of the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) in Tønsberg. She is an archaeologist and osteoarchaeologist, with specialised expertise in ecclesiastical cultural heritage below ground. This includes specialised training and extensive experience in examining various types of graves and skeletons. Currently, Hanne is specifically working on mapping and addressing issues related to burial crypts and graves located beneath church floors.

She holds a cand. philol. degree and was educated at the University of Bergen and the University of Oslo, with further specialisation from the Osteoarchaeological Research Laboratory at Stockholm University. Hanne has broad archaeological experience from various types of excavations, covering prehistoric, medieval, and post-Reformation cultural heritage, as well as case management and heritage administration.

Hanne’s key qualifications include: burial crypts and cemetery investigations, church heritage management and advisory services, osteoarchaeological examinations, complex case handling and project management, public outreach, and expertise on the medieval town of Tønsberg.