Author: piia2

The socio-political landscape of 13th century Saaremaa from the perspective of Valjala-Karja parish

Sandrak, P. S. (2022). The socio-political landscape of 13th century Saaremaa from the perspective of Valjala-Karja parish  (EST: 13. sajandi Saaremaa sotsiopoliitiline maastik Valjala-Karja...

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Patterns of genetic connectedness between modern and medieval Estonian genomes reveal the origins of a major ancestry component of the Finnish population

Kivisild, T., Saag, L., Hui, R., Biagini, SA., Pankratov, V., D’Atanasio, E., Pagani, L., Saag, L., Rootsi, S., Mägi, R., Metspalu, E., Valk, H., Malve, M., Irdt, K., Reisberg, T., Solnik, A.,...

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31 December 2024

The past year has been a very busy one for Foundation Osiliana and here are some glimpses from the past year:   (a) archaeological inspections around the villages of Salme, Suurna and Lassi,...

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Micro-documentary: Saaremaa’s Middle Age

https://youtu.be/xnbCNPgUSKk The video introduces the Medieval Ages of Saaremaa. Authors: Kristo Siig, Martin Männik, Marika Mägi, Piia Sandra Palm. Thanks: Tuuli Kurisoo, Ragnar Saage. The video...

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Micro-documentary: Saaremaa’s Viking Age

https://youtu.be/w-4x123UdW0 The video introduces the Viking Age of Saaremaa. Authors: Kristo Siig, Martin Männik, Marika Mägi, Piia Sandra Palm. The video was made in the framework of the project...

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Micro-documentaries

Take a trip back to the Viking Age in Saaremaa or visit the ancient Lepna mortuary house – see new micro-documentaries about Saaremaa’s history! In the framework of the science...

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Guide for archaeological database

Most of Saaremaa’s archaeological finds are held in the collection of the Saaremaa Museum and in the Tallinn University Research Collection.   You can search this database: in the main search...

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2024

Mägi, M. (2024). Report of archaeological excavations in Valjala hillfort. Excavation J. 2023. (EST: Aruanne Valjala maalinna arheoloogilistest kaevamistest. Kaevand J. 2023.) SA Osiliana/Tallinn...

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2023

Mägi, M.; Tõnisson, H.; Harjo, O. (2023).Archaeological and ground penetrating radar investigations around three Saaremaa hill-forts – Valjala, Pöide and Kaarma. Arheoloogilised välitööd...

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