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Presenting the crew: Jenna Savolainen researc...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 3 pvMy name is Jenna and i’m studying archaeology in Helsinki University. I’m almost done with my bachelor’s degree and after that I hope to see myself...
Presenting the crew: Jasmin Jyrä senior resea...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 4 pvMy name is Jasmin Jyrä and I'm a 4th year Archaeology and History of Art Student from the University of Aberdeen. At the moment I'm working on my...
Presenting the crew: Toni Tossavainen researc...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 5 pvOur research team consists of five people. Toni Tossavainen assisted the dig in 2016. During this years excavation he is working as a resarch...
Countdown to the largest WW2 conflict archaeo...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 7 pvCountdown time! Today it´s only 10 days until the start of the largest WW2 conflict archaeology excavation ever here in Finland. Three weeks and 70+...
The "Janakkala Swordsman" has now been put on...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 12 pvIn 2014 a group of metal detectorists exploring an area in southern Finland stumbled upon the burial plot of a fascinating ancient figure. The...
We located the place of the German gun position!
Jan Fast Archaeology · 21 pvThis was the fifth and final day of the pedagogic conflict archaeology dig of Durchgangslager Hangö. Before the start of todays excavation we visited...
A windy day exploring "Durchgangslager Hangö"
Jan Fast Archaeology · 22 pvToday was quite a windy day for archaeology on the southernmost tip of Finland. The temperature barely rose over +4 degrees Celsius on the windy side...
New German WW2 dump area discovered at "Durch...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 23 pvThe trial excavations are progressing according to schedule. Today 5 students from Hankoniemen Lukio joined our team for the rest of the week. The...
WW2 conflict archaelogy in Hanko S. Finland 2...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 24 pvThe 2017 field season of the conflict archaeological research in Hanko has just started. We are excavating the westernmost part of the large German...
Newly found stone-age hearths from Raseborg, ...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 21.05.2017For the last couple of days we have been excavating a 6000-year old stone age dwelling site at Långåmossarna in Raseborg (S. Finland). At the same...
Excavating the corded ware culture dwelling s...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 20.05.2017We have been waiting a year for this. Today it was finally time to start the excavation of the corded ware culture dwelling site area at...
Here comes the summer!
Jan Fast Archaeology · 19.05.2017Day two excavating the early Comb Ceramic dwelling site at Långåmossarna with beautiful students from Ekenäs Gymnasium and Ms. Karin Tatsugawa from Hiroshima, Japan.Ms. Tatsugawa shows off...
The 2017 excavation season just started!
Jan Fast Archaeology · 18.05.2017What a great week!Last weekend we continued the Poetic Archaeology surveying of "Durchgangslager Hangö" with a permit from the landowner...
Poetic Archaeology @ the 8th International Co...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 27.04.2017So looking forward to this presentation with Jan Martti Kaila on Saturday in Helsinki, Finland.THE 8th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARTISTIC...
These WW2 helmets lay forgotten for decades i...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 20.04.2017There they lay, tens and tens of discarded WW2 helmets including a Swedish M21/M26, an Italian M33, a Czech M34, a Sovjet M40 and a Sovjet M36... All...
"Durchgangslager Hangö" Helsinki-Raseborg (Ek...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 29.03.2017Yesterday I ventured on a 12 hour long (car) journey to promote the scientific conflict archaeological research of "Durchgangslager Hangö" and...
A few more cleaned finds from "Durchgangslage...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 07.03.2017Today I spent most of the time at the "Poetic Archaeology" workspace at "Kaapelitehdas" arranging the find boxes with uncleaned finds from the large...
The "Organisation Todt" Volkswagen made stove...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 06.03.2017There has been some discussions about the authenticiy of the VW markings on the "Organisation Todt" stoves found in "Durchgangslager Hangö". Below...
A few more cleaned finds from "Durchgangslage...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 06.03.2017Today was a rather busy day, lots of finds and only a limited amount of time. I have decided to take it easy although at times it seems like handling...
Helsingin Sanomat article about the conflict ...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 05.03.2017A german coin found during the excavations of the German transition camp. Photo Jukka Gröndal/HSA lengthy article about the conflict archaeology of...
The scientific archaeological research of "Du...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 04.03.2017The scientific conflict archaeology research of "Durchgangslager Hangö" owes a lot to the photographic art project "Poetic Archaeology". The project...
"Durchgangslager Hangö 1942-1944" midterm rep...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 21.02.2017Since the beginning of the scientific research project in 2014 I have been conducting interviews with locals in Hanko, S. Finland, who remember, or...
Thursday. A few of todays cleaned WW2 finds f...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 16.02.2017Today I was preoccupied with arranging the uncleaned WW2 finds from Hanko, S. Finland. I managed to do some cleaning too, mostly brittle uniform...
Halfway through the cleaning process!
Jan Fast Archaeology · 15.02.2017Time for a celebration? Today I realized that I´m half way through the cleaning and sorting process. Lot´s of WW2 finds still in their plastic bags...
More beautiful finds from "Deutsches Lager Hanko"
Jan Fast Archaeology · 14.02.2017As the cleaning of the excavation finds continue, more and more interesting details emerge. Below are a few of todays several hundred cleaned finds....
Some 400 finds cleaned and boxed today!
Jan Fast Archaeology · 13.02.2017Another great day at "The Office" were I managed to clean a rather astonishing amount of finds today. I´m currently in the process of sorting the...
Cleaning tens of combs and more. Another effe...
Jan Fast Archaeology · 09.02.2017Below a few pictures from today, sadly the camera let me down before I managed to photograph all the finds. I will continue my efforts next moday and...
