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News from the excavations: 19 July 2022

In addition to the research on fortifications, Osiliana is currently also analysing the remains of already excavated inhumation burials in Saaremaa. Recently, it was announced that the samples of...

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ERR: News video of the archaeological excavations of Valjala hillfort

Osiliana had some research done with the ground-breaking radar on several hillforts of Saaremaa: Kaarma, Pöide and Valjala. It’s too early to talk about concrete results since the data is still in...

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News from the excavations: 18 May 2022

The excavations of the old hillfort of Valjala are now finished. A beautifully preserved rampart base has emerged from the excavation of about 4 m2. The original width of the rampart had been between...

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4 May 2022

Small Osiliana excavations were also carried out on the old hillfort of Valjala, 650 m north-east of the large fort. They were supervised by Ragi-Martin Moon, who is currently doing his master...

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30 March 2022

Small Osiliana excavations were also carried out on the old hillfort of Valjala, 650 m north-east of the large fort. They were supervised by Ragi-Martin Moon, who is currently doing his master...

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News from the excavations: 15 September 2021

Today we finished the excavations in Valjala for the year. When we excavated the wall, we were in for a surprise: a beautiful pendant came out of an earlier layer of culture directly from under the...

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News from the excavations: 14 September 2021

Excavations around the Valjala fortress are now continuing, and new discoveries are being made by exploring the rampart surrounding the current fortress to the south. Here, too, there has been a...

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News from the excavations: 18 August 2021

We have rain holidays in Valjala! Our tranche is drowning in mud and rainwater. Now all hope is on the weather – maybe the rain will stop for a bit so that we could finish this tranche before...

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News from the excavations: 14 August 2021

Valjala’s second circular wall offers even more surprises. At the moment, there seems to be a remnant of another possible rampart beneath the 3 m wide rampart, in any case a decent cultural...

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Documentary series ‘The Vikings of Salme’

Documentary series ‘The Vikings of Salme’ Read other news...

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