Anton Larsson

Last week, for the first time ever, we excavated a "trankokeri", a tryworks where herring oil was produced, on Lilla Askerön. It was built in 1797. We revealed two complex brick oven structures, one of them very intact, providing new insights into the Bohuslän herring fisheries.

Civil War era perhaps then!

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A drone photo of a stone ship megalith in a field

Discovered #StandingStoneSunday and in honor of this day I’d like to share a drone photo I’ve taken of the Blomsholm stone ship/ship setting, located near Strömstad in Bohuslän, Sweden.

The ship measures more than 40 m in length, and consists of 49 large menhirs.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blomsholm

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The Hörningsholm Hoard! We have finally been able to go public with the find site of the treasure found recently south of Stockholm (made up of 24 000 12th century coins + a wealth of Viking Period jewelry). See the preliminary report (great photos!) here: online.fliphtml5.com/eapth/urqp/

Featured in my thesis!

The 'cool Camino': Why hikers are heading north Every summer, Spain's iconic Camino bakes under extreme heat, but Norway's St Olav Ways offer pilgrims a quieter, cooler path to redemption.

The resurgence of the Nidaros Pilgrimage, St. Olaf's Way, due to climate change was not on my bingo card...

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Here is a follow up from the Economic Museum, with some info. Read it! shm.se/blog-article...

Here is a follow up from the Economic Museum, with some info. Read it! shm.se/blog-article...

Comment on the find situation!

Some more pics.

Here is the first more in-depth article on the truly breathtaking discovery of a 6 kg silver hoard, containing thousands of late 1100s AD coins and ample Viking Age jewelry, found near Stockholm. Paywalled, but surely not the last you will hear of this. www.dn.se/sverige/hon-...

Letade mask – fann stor silverskatt med tusentals mynt och smycken En privatperson har hittat en ovanligt stor silverskatt från tidig medeltid. Skatten hittades i Stockholmsområdet och Länsstyrelsens arkeologer jobbar nu med att analysera fyndet.

“Det handlar om en välbevarad silverskatt med mynt från sent 1100-tal, baserat på att man funnit mynt från Knut Erikssons regeringstid.” www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...

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A trip to the Regional Archives in Gothenburg yielded some very important documents from 1797...

I'm happy to say — mission accomplished! I can't show any photos yet, but two days of digging have revealed the small but complex ruins of a tryworks here on Lilla Askerön, once used to produce herring-based oil — and, importantly, fertilizer. Tomorrow the archives await.

Exciting!

Is it the Mediterranean? No, just the sunny cliffs and clear waters of Bohuslän. The drone photography indicates that there are no submerged sections of the maritime ruin. The day has spent clearing it — I'll share that once the picture is more clear.

Almost a decade after I wrote my BA dissertation on the herring oil factories of the 18th century, I'm returning to the Swedish West Coast to excavate one. Starting tomorrow, we'll spend two days digging for Anders Jerpsson's tryworks on the island of Lilla Askerön. 🐠⚓️🪔

Gotlandic fossils are amazing. Whole island is practically one big coral reef!

Spent part of Long Friday walking through a centuries-old apotropaic stone labyrinth in the fishing village of Kuggörarna, hoping to ward off bad luck. Stone labyrinths were introduced to Scandinavia in the Late Middle Ages and originally built by Catholic seafarers.

Trying to find parallels or comparative dating examples for this piece of medieval spolia, once placed on a church. Anyone?

In a shocking development, the newfound gold artefact has been determined to be — a recent fake. Saddening to hear that someone would go out of their way to try and trick the cultural heritage authorities.

My office space was refurbished today. It is guarded by this wonderful wooden reproduction (not 1:1 by any means) of the Helgö Buddha (see photos below), a gift from my parents for my PhD thesis defence. The original, found in Sweden, was made in India around the 6th century AD.

Sensationellt fornfynd av guld Ett sensationellt fornfynd av guld har hittats i Trollhättan. Mitt under ett pågående schaktningsarbete uppenbarade sig en glänsande halsring i leran. – Det här är ett mycket unikt och värdefullt fo...

A newfound, rather magical treasure, found just recently and announced today (in Swedish): an Iron Age gold torque, found embedded in riverine clay, in a very important area. Not yet cleaned and conserved, but still fantastic. Check out the photos!

www.lansstyrelsen.se/vastra-gotal...

Profoundly helpful, thanks

It's said to be c. 1st century AD, of a type commonly found in Pompeii. Is the date correct? Are they also found elsewhere, as I assume? How are they made? Usage? What are these even called? Literally every tidbit or tip is helpful.

Calling all Romanists - I need some help! Attached are some awful images (one with the handles reconstructed) of a bronze vessel found in Sweden. It is c 28.5 cm tall, mouth is c 7.5 cm wide. Allegedly it is Roman. I want to know anything you can say about it! Questions below.

A rather wonderful discovery; a 1920s self-portrait by Oscar Färdig, a rural autodidact photographer, my great great grandmother's brother. He is standing by the great Iron Age menhirs of Stenehed (appropriately meaning "Stone Heath", likely refering to the monuments).