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Get involved!

Mar 20, 2023 Rolf Warming All Posts 0

Sign up for membership The Society for Combat Archaeology is now open for membership! We are seeking to grow and develop our community, both online and in real life. If you enjoy our work and would...

The Loss of the King’s flagship GRIBSHUNDEN (1495): An Unknown Historical Source Surfaces

Nov 22, 2020 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Research, Uncategorized 0

The wreck of Danish king John’s (or Hans’) flagship, GRIBSHUNDEN, which sank in 1495, was the focus of an underwater archaeological survey carried out on the wreck site earlier this week. The...

The Viking Shield: The First Authentic Viking Age Shield

Apr 17, 2019 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Research, Uncategorized 4

Numerous attempts have been made to reconstruct Viking Age round shields, this possibly being one of the most characteristic pieces of equipment carried by warriors of that period. Such...

John Waller (1940-2018)

Apr 24, 2018 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Combative Arts, Uncategorized 0

This weekend, we received the sad news that John Waller passed away. He was 77 years old. Having meant so much for many of our members and the very founding and development of our society itself, he...

The Schwarzburg Armoury (2): The Main-Gauche Dagger (Oss 2825)

Feb 26, 2018 Konrad Kessler All Posts, Combat Archaeology 0

Introductory note: In May 2018 – almost 100 years after the abdication of the last prince of the house of Schwarzburg – the Schwarzburger Zeughaus, the armoury of the Schwarzburg castle, is to...

New SoCA Member: Xenia Pauli Jensen, PhD

Sep 13, 2017 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology 0

We are absolutely delighted to officially welcome Xenia Pauli Jensen (Senior Researcher, PhD) as a new member to the Society for Combat Archaeology (SoCA). A short biographic text can be found below...

New Project!

Aug 27, 2017 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology 0

This week we launched a new exciting project on the use of hide in Iron Age shield constructions. The study is an interdisciplinary project undertaken in collaboration with conservator-restorers...

We are now THE SOCIETY FOR COMBAT ARCHAEOLOGY

Feb 28, 2017 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology 0

After a long time of consideration, we have taken the decision to change our name from Combat Archaeology to Society for Combat Archaeology. The decision is mostly grounded in that we judge the aims...

Gribshunden: Significance and Preliminary Investigations

Jul 01, 2015 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Our Artefact of the Month, Uncategorized 8

Introduction Within the sheltered waters of Ronneby archipelago near the island of Stora Ekön, southeastern Sweden, lies the remains of a rather disjointed but well-preserved wooden wreck....

Nordic TAG 2015 Paper Abstracts: Conflict Archaeology and the Practice Approach

Feb 21, 2015 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology 0

We are happy to announce that there has been shown a great interest in our session at Nordic TAG 2015! We received a multitude of emails regarding the session and are flattered by the many...