At Kaupang in Vestfold county, Norway, lie the remains of Sciringes heal - Norway's first town. The University of Oslo, Institute for Archaeology, Conservation and Historical Studies (IAKH) has organised the large excavations that ran over three years, from 2000 till 2002. A smaller research excavation was conducted in Kaupang's harbour area in 2003.

These excavations are now finished, but the post-excavation work will continue until 2007. Severals scholars are now working on analyses of both the artefact material and different environmental archaeological samples. The results from the post-excavation work will be published in a series of books, the first of which will be available in 2007 (see NEWS this page).

Book-order

It is now possible to order the second volume in the series Kaupang Excavation Project Publication Series

The book's title is "Means of Exchange " and it can be ordered by using this form.

The first volume "Kaupang in Skiringssal" can be ordered by using this form

Kaupang web exhibition
The Kaupang exhibition at the museum is closed, but you can still see the web-exhibition on the museum's web site.