Author: piia2

Kaarma church

Kaarma Church from the north. Kaarma Church is one of the oldest and architecturally most remarkable medieval sacred buildings on Saaremaa. Some researchers have suggested that the first stone church...

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Kaarma materials

Mägi, M.; Nõmm, M. (2015). Special conditions for heritage protection. Saaremaa, Lääne-Saare municipality, detailed plan for Kaarma hill fort. Registered monument, reg. no. 12224 (EST:...

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Kärla Lihulinn

The Kärla hillfort, also known as Lihulinn, is the largest prehistoric stronghold in Saaremaa. It is in Western Saaremaa, only two kilometres northeast of Lake Karujärv. The hillfort...

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Karja church

Karja Church seen from the north-west, with the west portal visible. Wikimedia Commons. Karja Church is one of the oldest and most unique churches in Estonia. It is located in the parish that carries...

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Karja Church and the Parish

Markus, K., Sandrak, P. S. (2021). Karja Church and the parish (EST: Karja kirik ja kihelkond. 13. sajandi Saaremaa ajalugu ühe piirkonna perspektiivist). Saaremaa Muuseum. Kaheaastaraamat,...

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Nomination for the 2025 Annual Awards of the National Heritage Board

We are glad to announce that our discovery and excavations near Muhu so-called town and the two coin hoards found from there have been nominated for the National Heritage Board’s annual awards...

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Valjala – the strongest town among other towns in Saaremaa

Mägi, M. (2025). Valjala – the strongest town among other towns in Saaremaa (EST: Valjala – tugevaim linn Saaremaa muude linnade seas). Pesti, O. (Toim.). Saaremaa muuseum...

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2025

Mägi, M. (2025). Valjala – the strongest town among other towns in Saaremaa (EST: Valjala – tugevaim linn Saaremaa muude linnade seas). Pesti, O. (Toim.). Saaremaa muuseum...

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Burial sites or clearance cairns? Interpreting the stone cairns of Koigi

Kaseorg, M., Kohv, M., Rannaäär, K. (2024). Burial sites or clearance cairns? Interpreting the stone cairns of Koigi, Arheoloogilised välitööd Eestis = Archeological fieldwork in Estonia, 2023,...

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