Ny Björn Gustafsson
@nybjorn.bsky.social
Swedish archaeologist (PhD, Arch Sci).
Finds specialist (Iron Age through Medieval per.)
Surveyor of islands in the Baltic Sea.
😍LiDAR-spotting!
Papers etc: https://raa.academia.edu/NyBj%C3%B6rnGustafsson
Finds specialist (Iron Age through Medieval per.)
Surveyor of islands in the Baltic Sea.
😍LiDAR-spotting!
Papers etc: https://raa.academia.edu/NyBj%C3%B6rnGustafsson
Trolls, a wee pinch of Olaf the Holy, the Nidaros Cathedral under fire by… trees - and a chap suspiciously similar to Marius Borg Høiby getting himself eaten…
2 🧌:s of 5 - but a fun evening if nothing else…
www.netflix.com/se-en/title/...
2 🧌:s of 5 - but a fun evening if nothing else…
www.netflix.com/se-en/title/...
Watch Troll 2 | Netflix Official Site
When a dangerous new troll unleashes devastation across their homeland, Nora, Andreas and Major Kris embark on their most perilous mission yet.
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December 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Trolls, a wee pinch of Olaf the Holy, the Nidaros Cathedral under fire by… trees - and a chap suspiciously similar to Marius Borg Høiby getting himself eaten…
2 🧌:s of 5 - but a fun evening if nothing else…
www.netflix.com/se-en/title/...
2 🧌:s of 5 - but a fun evening if nothing else…
www.netflix.com/se-en/title/...
Some times people ask me about my “best find” as an archaeologist.
This is probably it: A piece of a casting mould for a Viking-period dress brooch (P25). Found 2014 in the spoil heaps from the 1888-93 excavations of the cave Stora Förvar on Stora Karlsö, ~8 Km west of Gotland proper.
#FindsFriday
This is probably it: A piece of a casting mould for a Viking-period dress brooch (P25). Found 2014 in the spoil heaps from the 1888-93 excavations of the cave Stora Förvar on Stora Karlsö, ~8 Km west of Gotland proper.
#FindsFriday
December 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Some times people ask me about my “best find” as an archaeologist.
This is probably it: A piece of a casting mould for a Viking-period dress brooch (P25). Found 2014 in the spoil heaps from the 1888-93 excavations of the cave Stora Förvar on Stora Karlsö, ~8 Km west of Gotland proper.
#FindsFriday
This is probably it: A piece of a casting mould for a Viking-period dress brooch (P25). Found 2014 in the spoil heaps from the 1888-93 excavations of the cave Stora Förvar on Stora Karlsö, ~8 Km west of Gotland proper.
#FindsFriday
Nighthawking bastards target the mounds of Old Uppsala.
Even though you will hear a lot of people say that they probably only found modern coins and bottle caps there will never be a 100% certainty.
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/40-h...
Even though you will hear a lot of people say that they probably only found modern coins and bottle caps there will never be a 100% certainty.
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/40-h...
40 hål hittade vid gravfält – polisen utreder brott - P4 Uppland
Ett 40-tal nygrävda hål har upptäckts vid fornlämningsområdet i Gamla Uppsala, något som Upplandsmuseet slog larm om på onsdagen. Polisen misstänker att ...
www.sverigesradio.se
December 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Nighthawking bastards target the mounds of Old Uppsala.
Even though you will hear a lot of people say that they probably only found modern coins and bottle caps there will never be a 100% certainty.
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/40-h...
Even though you will hear a lot of people say that they probably only found modern coins and bottle caps there will never be a 100% certainty.
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/40-h...
The demise of a Gotlandic hill fort-esque monument by lake Tingstäde träsk.
First documented in 1880 and found to be somewhat damaged by gravel extraction. Later, in 1920, almost completely dug away (without excavation) when a railway was laid out through it.
#Hillfortswednesday
First documented in 1880 and found to be somewhat damaged by gravel extraction. Later, in 1920, almost completely dug away (without excavation) when a railway was laid out through it.
#Hillfortswednesday
December 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The demise of a Gotlandic hill fort-esque monument by lake Tingstäde träsk.
First documented in 1880 and found to be somewhat damaged by gravel extraction. Later, in 1920, almost completely dug away (without excavation) when a railway was laid out through it.
#Hillfortswednesday
First documented in 1880 and found to be somewhat damaged by gravel extraction. Later, in 1920, almost completely dug away (without excavation) when a railway was laid out through it.
#Hillfortswednesday
I must admit that I do despair at times; doing research from the locker room BEHIND the substitutes' bench is slow and unrewarding - but it is always a pleasure to see that studies I actually managed to get published is of some use to others, like in this paper:
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Wczesnośredniowieczny handel niewolnikami w bałtycko-orientalnej strefie wymiany w świetle znalezisk kajdan I kłódekEarly medieval slave trade in the baltic-oriental exchange zone in the light o...
PDF | Slavery was common in early medieval Europe with the so-called Baltic-Oriental exchange systemas one of the most important markets. There is a... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...
www.researchgate.net
December 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I must admit that I do despair at times; doing research from the locker room BEHIND the substitutes' bench is slow and unrewarding - but it is always a pleasure to see that studies I actually managed to get published is of some use to others, like in this paper:
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
The Pilgård stone from mid-eastern Gotland (G 280):
Brightly painted, this stone was raised by Hegbjarn and his brothers Rodvisl, Austain and Emund.
They have raised stones in memory of Ravn south of Rufstain.
They came far in Aeifor.
Vivil was in command.
Brightly painted, this stone was raised by Hegbjarn and his brothers Rodvisl, Austain and Emund.
They have raised stones in memory of Ravn south of Rufstain.
They came far in Aeifor.
Vivil was in command.
November 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The Pilgård stone from mid-eastern Gotland (G 280):
Brightly painted, this stone was raised by Hegbjarn and his brothers Rodvisl, Austain and Emund.
They have raised stones in memory of Ravn south of Rufstain.
They came far in Aeifor.
Vivil was in command.
Brightly painted, this stone was raised by Hegbjarn and his brothers Rodvisl, Austain and Emund.
They have raised stones in memory of Ravn south of Rufstain.
They came far in Aeifor.
Vivil was in command.
Reposted by Ny Björn Gustafsson
Just tripped across this online, an excellent lecture by James Graham-Campbell which I'll be sharing with the third year students as we are doing viking burials this week www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dGi... #medievalsky
The Viking boat-burial at Kiloran Bay, Colonsay, and its international context
YouTube video by Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Just tripped across this online, an excellent lecture by James Graham-Campbell which I'll be sharing with the third year students as we are doing viking burials this week www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dGi... #medievalsky
November 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
November 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A Viking-period brooch, allegedly found in Ljungby, Småland (mid-central southern Sweden) in the late 19th Century. Sold to Kalmar County Museum in 1895.
More here: digitaltmuseum.org/021021470571...
All 📸: Kalmar County Museum
#FindsFriday
More here: digitaltmuseum.org/021021470571...
All 📸: Kalmar County Museum
#FindsFriday
October 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A Viking-period brooch, allegedly found in Ljungby, Småland (mid-central southern Sweden) in the late 19th Century. Sold to Kalmar County Museum in 1895.
More here: digitaltmuseum.org/021021470571...
All 📸: Kalmar County Museum
#FindsFriday
More here: digitaltmuseum.org/021021470571...
All 📸: Kalmar County Museum
#FindsFriday
Meanwhile, over on Portable Antiquities Scheme…
finds.org.uk/database/art...
Found at St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk in May 2025.
📸: Suffolk County Council (CC BY)
finds.org.uk/database/art...
Found at St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk in May 2025.
📸: Suffolk County Council (CC BY)
October 30, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Meanwhile, over on Portable Antiquities Scheme…
finds.org.uk/database/art...
Found at St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk in May 2025.
📸: Suffolk County Council (CC BY)
finds.org.uk/database/art...
Found at St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk in May 2025.
📸: Suffolk County Council (CC BY)
More info on the find, including location (Hörningsholm on the island Mörkö, some 38 Km SW of central Stockholm) is now available - in Swedish but with maps, pics etc.
Here: online.fliphtml5.com/eapth/urqp/
Here: online.fliphtml5.com/eapth/urqp/
Early medieval silver hoard - mainly 12th Century- weighing 6 Kg found in the Stockholm area (no exact location has been released as of yet).
www.lansstyrelsen.se/stockholm/om...
www.lansstyrelsen.se/stockholm/om...
Stor silverskatt från medeltiden upptäckt i Stockholm
I Stockholmsområdet har en privatperson hittat en ovanligt stor och välbevarad silverskatt från tidig medeltid. Upphittaren anmälde fyndet till Länsstyrelsen och nu undersöker arkeologer fyndplatsen o...
www.lansstyrelsen.se
October 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
More info on the find, including location (Hörningsholm on the island Mörkö, some 38 Km SW of central Stockholm) is now available - in Swedish but with maps, pics etc.
Here: online.fliphtml5.com/eapth/urqp/
Here: online.fliphtml5.com/eapth/urqp/
Book release tonight here in Visby - Dan Carlsson presents 50 years of thoughts and facts on Gotlandic early-medieval silver - hoards, depots and stray finds.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Book release tonight here in Visby - Dan Carlsson presents 50 years of thoughts and facts on Gotlandic early-medieval silver - hoards, depots and stray finds.
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Got a new pin, straight from Kœnugarðr…
-Razom do peremohi!
-Razom do peremohi!
October 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Got a new pin, straight from Kœnugarðr…
-Razom do peremohi!
-Razom do peremohi!
A 28 mm high amber gaming piece from Harby in Ljungby parish, Kalmar county. Probably from the Viking Period, based on style.
Found as a stray find in 1873, now in the collections of Kalmar County Museum (inventory no. 904:1:3).
More here: digitaltmuseum.org/021021168191...
#FindsFriday
Found as a stray find in 1873, now in the collections of Kalmar County Museum (inventory no. 904:1:3).
More here: digitaltmuseum.org/021021168191...
#FindsFriday
October 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
A 28 mm high amber gaming piece from Harby in Ljungby parish, Kalmar county. Probably from the Viking Period, based on style.
Found as a stray find in 1873, now in the collections of Kalmar County Museum (inventory no. 904:1:3).
More here: digitaltmuseum.org/021021168191...
#FindsFriday
Found as a stray find in 1873, now in the collections of Kalmar County Museum (inventory no. 904:1:3).
More here: digitaltmuseum.org/021021168191...
#FindsFriday
It's always good to keep an eye open for anomalies in LiDAR - but this previously unregistered Iron-age cemetery with (at least) 6 flat burial cairns is clearly visible even via ordinary aerial photos.
🏺in Horn, northern Öland, Sweden - here, in FornPunkt:
fornpunkt.se/lamning/AnqW...
🏺in Horn, northern Öland, Sweden - here, in FornPunkt:
fornpunkt.se/lamning/AnqW...
October 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
It's always good to keep an eye open for anomalies in LiDAR - but this previously unregistered Iron-age cemetery with (at least) 6 flat burial cairns is clearly visible even via ordinary aerial photos.
🏺in Horn, northern Öland, Sweden - here, in FornPunkt:
fornpunkt.se/lamning/AnqW...
🏺in Horn, northern Öland, Sweden - here, in FornPunkt:
fornpunkt.se/lamning/AnqW...
Reposted by Ny Björn Gustafsson
You can now support the Govan Stones by getting some of my art!
This is NOT a #Christmas post, but could very well be an EXCLUSIVE CHRISTMAS CARDS post! Simon's Govan range is BACK 🎄🎅
🛒 In-store only (from late afternoon 14/10/25)
🛒 In-store only (from late afternoon 14/10/25)
October 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
You can now support the Govan Stones by getting some of my art!
Have watched an interesting two-episode documentary on Bruno Lohse - Gǒring’s art pusher (alas only viewable in 🇸🇪).
As always, when such crimes are discussed, I get some faint hope that the Cammin Casket wasn’t destroyed after all - that it sits in a vault somewhere…
www.svtplay.se/nazistplundr...
As always, when such crimes are discussed, I get some faint hope that the Cammin Casket wasn’t destroyed after all - that it sits in a vault somewhere…
www.svtplay.se/nazistplundr...
Nazistplundraren
En amerikansk historiker blir vän med Bruno Lohse, en av nazitysklands mest framgångsrika konsthandlare. Det ska leda honom till helt nya upptäckter och spännande vändningar som tar oss hela vägen til...
www.svtplay.se
October 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Have watched an interesting two-episode documentary on Bruno Lohse - Gǒring’s art pusher (alas only viewable in 🇸🇪).
As always, when such crimes are discussed, I get some faint hope that the Cammin Casket wasn’t destroyed after all - that it sits in a vault somewhere…
www.svtplay.se/nazistplundr...
As always, when such crimes are discussed, I get some faint hope that the Cammin Casket wasn’t destroyed after all - that it sits in a vault somewhere…
www.svtplay.se/nazistplundr...
Brilliant autumnal weather here on Gotland today - perfect for a visit to an Iron-age cemetery or two.
This one for example - in Dalhem parish.
pub.raa.se/visa/objekt/...
This one for example - in Dalhem parish.
pub.raa.se/visa/objekt/...
October 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Brilliant autumnal weather here on Gotland today - perfect for a visit to an Iron-age cemetery or two.
This one for example - in Dalhem parish.
pub.raa.se/visa/objekt/...
This one for example - in Dalhem parish.
pub.raa.se/visa/objekt/...
A late Viking-period/early-Medieval stirrup mount from Sanda in Fresta parish, north of Stockholm. Found in the early 1990's in a mixed settlement deposit. Now in the collections of Swe History Museum.
samlingar.shm.se/object/326ab...
But what does it depict; an anteater? Beats me...
#FindsFriday
samlingar.shm.se/object/326ab...
But what does it depict; an anteater? Beats me...
#FindsFriday
October 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A late Viking-period/early-Medieval stirrup mount from Sanda in Fresta parish, north of Stockholm. Found in the early 1990's in a mixed settlement deposit. Now in the collections of Swe History Museum.
samlingar.shm.se/object/326ab...
But what does it depict; an anteater? Beats me...
#FindsFriday
samlingar.shm.se/object/326ab...
But what does it depict; an anteater? Beats me...
#FindsFriday
Tragically, here in Sweden, the Agency for Marine & Water Management has deemed it necessary to publish a study which confirms that it ISN'T seals but over-fishing that's behind the dramatic decrease in Baltic Sea fish stocks.
SBO - Stating the Bloody Obvious! 🙄
www.havochvatten.se/arkiv/aktuel...
SBO - Stating the Bloody Obvious! 🙄
www.havochvatten.se/arkiv/aktuel...
Sälens roll i ekosystemen – påverkan på fiskbestånd och återhämtning
Sälar är en naturlig del av näringsväven i våra hav, men påverkar deras predation fiskpopulationer i våra vatten? Havs- och vattenmyndigheten har nu klargjort sälens roll i ekosystemen och vad det bet...
www.havochvatten.se
October 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Tragically, here in Sweden, the Agency for Marine & Water Management has deemed it necessary to publish a study which confirms that it ISN'T seals but over-fishing that's behind the dramatic decrease in Baltic Sea fish stocks.
SBO - Stating the Bloody Obvious! 🙄
www.havochvatten.se/arkiv/aktuel...
SBO - Stating the Bloody Obvious! 🙄
www.havochvatten.se/arkiv/aktuel...
Just out: New book on the North Sea Empire (you know, Cnut & Co…)
In 🇸🇪-ish
www.bonnierfakta.se/bocker/29533...
In 🇸🇪-ish
www.bonnierfakta.se/bocker/29533...
Nordsjöimperiet : vikingarnas välde
Sommaren 1873 hittas en silverskatt under en lind i Varnhems klosterträdgård. Mynten tros vara en del av den sista danagälden – lösesumman Knut den store och hans vikingar tvingade engelsmännen...
www.bonnierfakta.se
October 5, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Just out: New book on the North Sea Empire (you know, Cnut & Co…)
In 🇸🇪-ish
www.bonnierfakta.se/bocker/29533...
In 🇸🇪-ish
www.bonnierfakta.se/bocker/29533...