Metal detecting and archaeology in the Nordic region. Introduction

2025/06/01 by Eljas Oksanen, Suzie Thomas, Pieterjan Deckers +3 · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Computer Science · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Archaeology and ancient environmental studies #Historical and Archaeological Studies #Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction

paper · doi:10.11141/ia.68.8

openalex publication_date 2025/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/06/11 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

The papers presented in this issue describe current successes, opportunities, and remaining challenges in engaging with metal detecting and its outputs — both social and scientific — within the Nordic region and beyond.

Citations

• New Horizons in Understanding Finnish Iron Age Material Culture Through Metal-detected Finds
• Preserving the Past in the Plough Zone Together: Hobby metal detecting in Innlandet County as a case of good practice within the Norwegian legal framework
• Detecting Empowerment, Sustaining Commitment: How archaeological metal detecting can underpin enduring health benefits for military veterans
• Metal Detecting in University Education: Empowering future archaeologists through training
• Unearthing Perspectives: Exploring the views of heritage professionals and hobbyists on the current state of metal detecting in Estonia
• Perspectives on and from the Danish metal-detecting community
• All the single ladies? Detector finds, dispersed data and suboptimal sources in the study of Viking Age metalwork

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• Perspectives on and from the Danish metal-detecting community
• Preserving the Past in the Plough Zone Together: Hobby metal detecting in Innlandet County as a case of good practice within the Norwegian legal framework
• Unearthing Perspectives: Exploring the views of heritage professionals and hobbyists on the current state of metal detecting in Estonia
• Metal Detecting in University Education: Empowering future archaeologists through training
• All the single ladies? Detector finds, dispersed data and suboptimal sources in the study of Viking Age metalwork