Gad Rausing Assoc Prof. of Viking-Age Archaeology, Oxfordhttps://bsky.app/profile/jk-viking.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jk-viking.bsky.social/post/3m5yb5jkiq22iIf you are interested in hearing about the results of our ERC project on Viking-Age silver, I will be giving at talk at @heasvienna.bsky.social on Monday 12.30 CET - details in link https://www.heas.at/events/heas-seminar-series-archaeological-science-23-2/19 Nov 2025 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:l627b222timdnlvo5pgk4uld/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5yb5jkiq22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jk-viking.bsky.social/post/3lxkchckncs2dLots here for Viking folks - new aDNA evidence for several infectious diseases among Viking-Age populations in Scandinavia, including malaria, leprosy and louse-borne relapsing fever. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09192-8#citeas29 Aug 2025 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:l627b222timdnlvo5pgk4uld/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxkchckncs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jk-viking.bsky.social/post/3lwtq4i7vrs2xA piece in The Conversation, contextualising our results from the Bedale hoard https://theconversation.com/vikings-were-captivated-by-silver-our-new-analysis-of-their-precious-loot-reveals-how-far-they-travelled-to-get-it-263222 @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social @bgs.ac.uk20 Aug 2025 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:l627b222timdnlvo5pgk4uld/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwtq4i7vrs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jk-viking.bsky.social/post/3lw5do6qazc2vhttps://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08-11-viking-silver-hoard-reveals-far-reaching-trade-links-between-england-and-islamic Pleased that this is now out! See the Bedale hoard as part of the Viking North exhibition at York Museum. @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social11 Aug 2025 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:l627b222timdnlvo5pgk4uld/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw5do6qazc2v