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What can we learn from medieval craftspeople to help preserve our cultural heritage in an uncertain future? The Sticking Stones project investigates the use of wood tar as stone adhesive in cathedral construction and repair. The complex technology hidden within 700-year-old adhesives will be uncovered to develop more sustainable materials for the conservation of architectural stone heritage.
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A unique type of Viking Age sword with spectacular ornamentation has been found in Stavanger. The closest parallel is a sword from the island Eigg in Scotland found in a grave from the 800s.
What was life like in Rogaland in the Middle Ages?
There is much that is yet to be explored about medieval Stavanger and the region Rogaland. That is something researchers at the Museum of Archaeology hope to do something about.