ArchLab is an infrastructure for archaeological sciences. We are located at four Swedish Universities and together we run 13 different labs specialised in archaeological analysis and environmental history.
Our History and Vision
ArchLab was founded by the Universities of Umeå, Uppsala, Stockholm, and Lund 2022. We are supported by the Swedish Research Council (grant ref. no. 2023 – 00174).
We are united by the vision that Swedish Heritage science will benefit from the coordinated efforts of experts in archaeological science. Upholding and guaranteeing the highest scientific quality in the exploration of the past.
Archaeology is interdisciplinary
Archaeology encompass analytical methods that span several scientific fields.
It is from the integration of many sourcers of historic data, that a detailed picture of the past will emerge.
Open Science
ArchLab is committed to open science and our mission is to ensure the continuous provision of archaeological data. Contributing to our common understanding of past human activities, societies, environments and climates.
ArchLab supports FAIR archaeological research data and strives to comply with all aspects of Open Science. This includes embracing all efforts to make data, metadata, reports and publications available and usable for current and future generations.
Heritage Science
Heritage Science is a broad, interdisciplinary field of research that uses scientific, mathematical, and computational methods to better understand, document, preserve, and manage human cultural and natural heritage. It brings together expertise from the natural sciences, humanities, and engineering to ensure that heritage assets remain safe and accessible for future generations.
Other members of the Swedish Heritage Science community include:
Our partner Swedigarch
The cornerstone of Open Science is the sharing of data
That is why ArchLab is closely integrated with Swedigarch – the Swedish National Infrastructure for Digital Archaeology
All the data and metadata that ArchLab is processing will be made available to the public domain by Swedigarch
We can support our users to deposit data and metadata into databases and repositories coordinated by Swedigarch