Fieldwork 2012
Job announcements, application form and results (1st round) are now available - link to Norwegian page here .
(if the link does not work the first time, try it again).
Excavations 2004 to 2009
Here you can find an overview of the section's fieldwork from 2004 to 2009. Link to Norwegian page here.
Publications
Links to Norwegian pages:
Rapport series, excavations
Rapport series, rock art
Other publications
Links and resources
Link to Norwegian page here.
Contact information
Central office
tel. (+47) 55 58 29 46
fax (+47) 55 59 91 78
Post address
Universitetsmuseet i Bergen
Seksjon for ytre kulturminnevern
Postboks 7800
5020 Bergen
Visitors address
Joachim Frielesgate 1
5007 Bergen
Section for Cultural Heritage Management
The section is responsible for managing casework in relation to the Norwegian Law of Antiquities and excavating archaeological sites. Each year a variety of sites are investigated in Bergen Museum's district.
We have also been delegated a central role in the documentation and conservation of rock art.
Please bear with us while we construct our English site. In the mean time please visit our Norwegian pages here.
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News
Archaeological surveys unearth new knowledge about early Viking Age
Archaeological surveys at Bjørkum in Lærdal have unearthed more than 20 buildings, sheds, and tofts. This is probably also the largest find of bone material in one single locality from the Viking Age in Norway.
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News
- Archaeological excavation in Loen, Stryn (16.09.2009)
- Archaeological excavation in Lærdal (16.09.2009)