Category: News

25. august 2024

The excavations in Pöide are over for now, but questions remain for the coming year. Last week, a 180 cm deep hole came to light, which, according to the georadar, could measure 2 x 2 m. The pit...

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Ancient artifacts can be admired in Pöide

Read the news article about the excavations of Pöide hillfort through the link below (EST). Tõnu Veldre Ancient artifacts can be admired in Pöide...

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17. august 2024

By the end of the second week of excavation, it may be concluded that the somewhat mysterious school at Pöide mentioned in written sources, which may have been in operation before the Teutonic Order...

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11. august 2024

The first week of excavations in Pöide hillfort has yielded finds of mainly 13th-14th century buildings, one of which has a well-preserved base of an oven. There is no doubt that the hillfort was in...

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7. august 2024

The excavations in the courtyard of Pöide hillfort have begun especially heart-warmingly! What do you think it could be? Heart? An arrowhead? A summer stone ? The correct answer is: a potsherd....

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A silver treasure was found under the floor during the renovation of a house in Rahu village in Saaremaa.

In the village of Rahu in Saaremaa, a hobby detectorist Roland Pärn discovered under the floor of his house during renovations silver coins from the 11th and 12th centuries, which Marika Mägi...

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Bettany Hughes: Treasures of the World

Gold ring from Ure, Saaremaa. For more information, look: here. Photos are from: here. We are very glad to have been part of the filming the third season of the documentary series “Treasures of...

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17 June 2023

Yesterday and the day before, geologists from the University of Tartu, led by Alar Rosentau, contributed to the exploration of Osiliana. They tested the preliminary findings of last year’s...

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Saaremaa excavations unearth Estonia’s oldest artifacts

Margus Muld Saaremaa excavations unearth Estonia’s oldest artifacts Read other news...

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13 May 2023

Well-known historical documentary filmmaker Bettany Hughes was in Saaremaa with her crew to discover more about the past of Estonian biggest island and its surroundings. Osiliana gladly contributed...

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