Trondheim

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NIKU’s office in Trondheim is responsible for archaeological projects (rescue archaeology) in the medieval city. We also take on other assignments in the field of cultural heritage, whether it concerns surveillance, registration, documentation and surveying or planning.

The office, situated together with the Directorate for Cultural Heritage, is located in Købmannsgata 1b near the Nidaros Cathedral.

Address:

NIKU District Office Trondheim

Kjøpmannsgt. 1b

7013 TRONDHEIM

Phone: +47 47306529/ +47 92 26 67 79 / +47 40 49 44 15

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Projects

The Søndre gate church excavation

Trondheim’s Market Square

Archaeology Torvet Trondheim

The Skeleton in the Well at Sverresborg

Archaeology Sverresborg Trondheim

Nyhetsartikler

Medieval gaming piece with runic inscription found in Trondheim

When archaeologists from The Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research conducted a last-minute excavation in Medieval Trondheim last year due to a broken sewer pipe, a surprise find was made. A soapstone gaming piece bearing a runic inscription.

Archaeology — Runes — Trondheim

Are the remains of the Viking king Harald Hardrade under the pavement in Trondheim?

Archeologists have located what appears to be a burial chamber underneath the pavement in a residential area of Trondheim, Norway. They will now examine if this could be the last resting place of the Viking king Harald Hardrade.

Archaeology — Elgeseter Priory — Trondheim — Trondheim

The Secrets of St. Clement’s Church in Trondheim, Norway

A fascinating and complex history of the church has been uncovered, beginning with the original wooden church and leading to a sequence of three major rebuildings, corresponding in time with the transformation from Viking king Olaf to the royal saint St. Olaf of Norway.

Archaeology — St. Clement's — Trondheim

Possible Viking boat grave found beneath Trondheim market square.

Archaeologists reveal that Central Trondheim in Norway has been hiding a boat grave.

Archaeology — Torvet — Trondheim

Rare archaeological find in Trondheim

Archaeologists working at the St.Clement excavation in Trondheim recently found a unique 11th century crucifix.

Archaeology — Arkeologi — St. Clement's — Søndre gate — Trondheim

More archaeology in Trondheim

When archaeologists in the autumn of 2016 found what is probably the remains of the church of St. Clement, it was a small sensation. The finding was made in Søndre gate in Trondheim city center, and in February this year, the archaeological investigations continued.

Archaeology — St. Clement's — Trondheim

Archaeologists in Norway find the church and altar of Viking king Olaf Haraldsson

Archaeologists in Norway find the church where the Viking king Olaf Haraldsson was first enshrined as a saint. The find is sensational because it confirms Norse saga accounts of important events that occurred at the dawn of Christianity in Norway.

Archaeology — St. Clement's — Trondheim

Sensational archaeological discovery in Norway confirms Viking saga

Archaeologists working in Trondheim in Norway are amazed by the discovery of a human skeleton in the bottom of an abandoned castle well. The skeleton provides evidence that confirms dramatic historical events mentioned in the Sagas.

Archaeology — Trondheim