Friends in High Places: Excavations at a bishop’s residence in Iceland
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Discover the hidden world of Skálholt. Gavin Lucas, recipient of the 2026 Gad Rausing Prize for Outstanding Humanities Research, sheds light on Iceland’s southern bishop’s seat and elite life in the 17th and 18th centuries — a time of profound change across the transatlantic world.
From the start of the 12th century, Iceland was divided into two dioceses, with one bishop’s seat in the north and another in the south. The southern seat, Skálholt, is the focus of Gavin Lucas’s talk, which introduces the excavations at the site.
The presentation primarily highlights the period after the Reformation in the 17th and 18th centuries. Lucas provides an overview of the findings and shows how they deepen our understanding of Icelandic society, particularly an elite community living in the North Atlantic at a time when the transatlantic world was undergoing major changes.
The lecture will be followed by a short conversation with Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson, Associate Professor at Uppsala University. This discussion will centre on Lucas’s work on time in archaeology and what it means for interpreting objects and narratives.
Gavin Lucas is professor of archaeology at Iceland University and the recipient of the 2026 Gad Rausing Prize for Outstanding Humanities Research. The prize is awarded annually by The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities.
Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson is docent, associate professor at Centre for the World in the Viking Age at the Department of Archaeology, Ancient History & Conservation at Uppsala University.
In collaboration with The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities.
🎟️ Tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/bddm7ke5
💬 The lecture will be held in English.
🏛️ Your lecture ticket also includes admission to the museum and all exhibitions that you have time to explore before the lecture.
Discover the hidden world of Skálholt. Gavin Lucas, recipient of the 2026 Gad Rausing Prize for Outstanding Humanities Research, sheds light on Iceland’s southern bishop’s seat and elite life in the 17th and 18th centuries — a time of profound change across the transatlantic world.
From the start of the 12th century, Iceland was divided into two dioceses, with one bishop’s seat in the north and another in the south. The southern seat, Skálholt, is the focus of Gavin Lucas’s talk, which introduces the excavations at the site.
The presentation primarily highlights the period after the Reformation in the 17th and 18th centuries. Lucas provides an overview of the findings and shows how they deepen our understanding of Icelandic society, particularly an elite community living in the North Atlantic at a time when the transatlantic world was undergoing major changes.
The lecture will be followed by a short conversation with Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson, Associate Professor at Uppsala University. This discussion will centre on Lucas’s work on time in archaeology and what it means for interpreting objects and narratives.
Gavin Lucas is professor of archaeology at Iceland University and the recipient of the 2026 Gad Rausing Prize for Outstanding Humanities Research. The prize is awarded annually by The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities.
Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson is docent, associate professor at Centre for the World in the Viking Age at the Department of Archaeology, Ancient History & Conservation at Uppsala University.
In collaboration with The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities.
🎟️ Tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/bddm7ke5
💬 The lecture will be held in English.
🏛️ Your lecture ticket also includes admission to the museum and all exhibitions that you have time to explore before the lecture.
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