Salme ship burials materials

On the 10th of November 2023a new book published by the Archaeological Research Collection of Tallinn University: The Salme Ship Burials: Two Eighth-Century Mass Graves on Saaremaa Island, Estonia. Fieldwork and Catalogue. 

Have a look at the preface and contents through: here.

Photos from the presentation and more information can be found from: here.

The Salme Ship Burials: Two Eighth-Century Mass Graves on Saaremaa Island, Estonia. Fieldwork and Catalogue. (Ed. Lembi Lõugas, Heidi Luik). Archaeological Research Collection, Tallinn University, Tallinn 2023. 

The international conference “Vikings before the Vikings” took place on 6-7 May 2022 in the Saaremaa Museum. Osiliana contributed to it and Marika Mägi gave a presentation about the 7-9th century Saaremaa as well. 

The Saaremaa Museum has published videos of all the presentations in both Estonian and English.

See the presentations: here.

Price, D. T.; Peets, J.; Allmäe, R.; Maldre, L.; Price, N. (2020). Human remains, context, and place of origin for the Salme, Estonia, boat burials. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 58. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2020.101149.

Read the article: here.

Luik, H.; Peets, J.; Ljungkvist, J.; Maldre, L.; Maldre, R.; Allmäe, R.; Muñoz-Rodríguez, M.; McGrath, K.; Speller, C.; Ashby, S. (2020). Antler combs from Salme ship burials: find context, origin, dating and manufacture. Estonian Journal of Archaeology, 24 (1), 3−44. DOI: 10.3176/arch.2020.1.01.

Read the article here.

Sepp, A. (2020). Jüri Peets: ‘There’s a great chance that the start of Viking age comes from England to Saaremaa. (EST: Jüri Peets: “Suur võimalus on, et viikingiaja algus kolib Inglismaalt Saaremaale.”) Saarte Hääl, 15.07.2020.

Read the article (EST): here.

Mägi, M. (2020). Who were the first Vikings of Baltic Sea region? (EST: Kes olid ikkagi Läänemere esimesed viikingid?) Saarte Hääl, 01.08.2020.

Read the article (EST): here.

Ojamets, I.; Hariik, Airika. (2020). The research of Salme boat burial unique in Europe is filled with mysteriums. (EST: Euroopas ainulaadse Salme laevamatuse uuringud on täis müsteeriume.) ERR, Novaator,  24.07.2022.

Read the article (EST): here.

Price, T. Douglas; Peets, Jüri; Allmäe, Raili; Maldre, Liina; Oras, Ester (2016). Isotopic proveniencing of the Salme ship burials in pre-Viking Age Estonia. Antiquity, 90 (352), 1022−1037. DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2016.106.

Read the article: here.

Saage, R.; Kiilmann, K.; (2014). Firing the Salme incendiary arrow (EST: Salme süütenoolega süütamas). Tutulus: Eesti arheoloogia aastakiri, 42−44.

Read the article (EST): here.

Peets, J.; Allmäe, R.; Maldre, L.; Saage, R.; Tomek, T.; Lõugas, L. (2013). Research results of the Salme ship burials in 2011–2012. Arheoloogilised välitööd Eestis = Archeological fieldwork in Estonia, 2012, 43−60.

Read the article: here.

Maldre, L. (2011). Archaeozoological Material of the First Salme Boat. Saaremaa Muuseum, kaheaastaraamat 2009–2010 (30−47). Kuressaare: Saaremaa Muuseum.

Read the article (EST): here.

Peets, J.; Allmäe, R.; Maldre, L. (2011). Archaeological investigations of Pre-Viking Age burial boat in Salme village at Saaremaa. Arheoloogilised välitööd Eestis = Archeological fieldwork in Estonia, 2010, 29−48.

Read the article: here.

Konsa, M.; Allmäe, R.; Maldre, L.; Vassiljev, J. (2009). Rescue excavations of a Vendel era boat-grave in Salme, Saaremaa. Arheoloogilised välitööd Eestis = Archeological fieldwork in Estonia, 2008, 53−64.

Read the article: here.

Mäss, V. (2008). Constructional and technological analysis of the Salme boat find (EST: Salme laevaleiu ehitustehnoloogiline interpretatsioon). Estonian Maritime Museum.

Read (EST): here.

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