Society for Combat Archaeology

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Online Lecture: ‘The Physiology of Combat’

Apr 19, 2023 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology 2

On June 15th, Dr. Andreas Hansen (Head Physician and SoCA trustee) will be giving an online lecture on ‘the physiology of combat’. The lecture will explore what happens inside the mind and body...

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...

NEW STUDY RELEASED: Shields and Hide

Oct 09, 2020 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Research, Uncategorized 2

In a careful interdisciplinary study of rare shields finds, published today in English in the peer-reviewed journal, Bericht der Römisch-Germanischen Kommission, we are finally able to reveal the...

Notes on the Guns and Gun Carriages Aboard GRIBSHUNDEN (1495)

Oct 05, 2020 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Our Artefact of the Month, Research, Uncategorized 0

Background In the summer of 1495, King John I of Denmark set out on an important diplomatic mission aboard his flagship, GRIBSHUNDEN (English= “Griffin-Hound”), or the GRIFFIN, as she is also...

The Handle of the Viking Age Shield from Trelleborg

Apr 09, 2019 Rolf Warming All Posts, Our Artefact of the Month, Research 3

The shield handle of the Viking Age shield excavated at Trelleborg (Denmark) has been a subject of much debate, partly because of general rarity of extant Viking Age shield handles and the...

Arms and Armour in 3D (3): Danish Longsword, type XVIIIe

Aug 26, 2018 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Uncategorized 0

Introductory Note: For the past few weeks, Rolf Warming (Society for Combat Archaeology) has been working closely with the 3D scanning team from Rigsters with the aim of producing highly detailed...

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...

Get involved with the Society for Combat Archaeology

Mar 15, 2017 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Combative Arts 0

The Society for Combat Archaeology sees itself as an interdisciplinary platform for sharing research and updates on subjects relating to combat/conflict/battlefield archaeology. We are therefore...