Research

SoCA and its members are constantly involved with ongoing research and projects related to Combat Archaeology. Here, we dig deeper into the details of various conflict-related issues and materials with the aim of conveying our research findings through publications and dissemination. Below are some of our current research projects which are still ongoing. Click to find out more.

• The Viking Shield
•  Towards an Archaeology of Boarding
• Construction of Scandinavian Shields of the Iron Age and Viking Age
•  The Ulfberht Project: Reconstructing a Viking Age Sword