Person
Doctoral Student
- Archaeology
- Department of Archaeology and Ancient History
Contact information
E-mail andreas.svenssonark.luse
Phone +46 73 892 68 74
Mobile +46 73 892 68 74
Room LUX:A220
Visiting address
Helgonavägen 3, Lund
Postal address
Box 192, 221 00 Lund
Internal post code 30
M.A. Archaeology (Lund University 2004), B.A. Classical Archaeology (Lund University 2006), Doctoral student in Archaeology since 2015.
My background is in contract archaeology were I’ve worked on excavations and in a consulting position around Sweden and Europe for many years. I’ve also worked as an archaeometallurgical consultant.
My deep interest for metal crafts originated during my student years and has remained strong throughout my professional career. I’ve specifically worked with bloomery iron production, casting and multimetal craftsmanship were different metals and techniques are mixed in the manufacture of complex objects.
My thesis project deals with this complex smithing and its role in urbanization and socioeconomic structures of the late Scandinavian Iron Age. The projects research into multimetal craftsmanship will be supported by spatial survey and analysis of multimetal sites as well as detailed material analysis of metallurgical debris.
Research
My profile in Lund University research portal
Articles (3)
- Larsson, M., Svensson, A. & Apel, J. (2019). Botanical evidence of malt for beer production in fifth–seventh Century Uppåkra, Sweden. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 11, 1961-1972. Springer.
- Hjärthner-Holdar, E., Grandin, L., Sköld, K. & Svensson, A. (2018). By Who, for Whom? : Landscape, Process and Economy in the Bloomery Iron Production AD 400-1000. Journal of Archaeology and Ancient history, 21, 1-50. Uppsala (Uppsala University).
- Svensson, A. (2014). Complex Metalworking in the Provinces, Rural Centres and Towns. Preliminary Results from the project "Exclusive Metalworking in Rural Settings" contextualized. Lund Archaeological Review, 20, 7-19. Institute of Archaeology, University of Lund.
Book chapters (1)
Conference contributions (5)
- Svensson, A. (2021). A wealth from Crucible and Anvil : The spatial socio-economy of Iron Age Scandinavia seen through multimetal craftsmanship and metal use.
- Svensson, A. (2021). Multimetality in and between central milieus : Iron Age network implications of the project ‘From the Crucible and at the Anvil’.
- Svensson, A. (2016). Multimetal smithing : An urban craft in rural settings?.
- Svensson, A. (2016). Tracing Multimetal Craftsmanship through Metallurgical debris : Open air workshops and multimetality in Late Iron Age Scandinavia.
- Svensson, A. (2016). Tracing Multimetal Craftsmanship through Metallurgical debris : Open air workshops and multimetality in Late Iron Age Scandinavia.
Teaching
Other tasks and qualifications
Administrative duties:
PhD student representative, the board of the Dept. of Archaeology and Ancient history 2016, 2017
Dept. representative, The Humanistic and Theological Doctoral Student Council 2016, 2017
Chairman, The Board for Third-cycle Studies The Faculties of Humanities and Theology 2015, 2016, 2017
Doctoral Student
- Archaeology
- Department of Archaeology and Ancient History
Contact information
E-mail andreas.svenssonark.luse
Phone +46 73 892 68 74
Mobile +46 73 892 68 74
Room LUX:A220
Visiting address
Helgonavägen 3, Lund
Postal address
Box 192, 221 00 Lund
Internal post code 30