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June 17, 2014

2013 - Ingvar Lindqvist Prize 2014 - Staffan Normark - Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Kungl. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences wants to show Sweden's teachers in mathematics and science their appreciation, and at the same time draw society's attention to...

June 17, 2014

2013 - The Sunnerby Project - Annelie Nitenberg - Vänermuseet

Since 2000, the Sunnerby project has conducted archaeological research with annual excavations on Kållandsö in Västergötland. An aristocratic living environment with...

June 17, 2014

2013 - The Age of Gold and the Finnestorp Sacrificial Site - Bengt Nordqvist - Archaeology Finnestorp Sacrificial Site

During 2000-2004 and 2008-2012, research investigations were carried out at the Finnestorp victim site. A site that turns out to contain a find material that belongs to the category...

June 17, 2014

2013 - Reproduction and digitization of the Gjörwell family letter collection - Ina Lindblom - Umeå University

The grant concerns funds for digitizing Carl Christoffer Gjörwell's letter collection "Familjebrev", stored at the Royal Library. The librarian and publisher Carl Christoffer...

June 17, 2014

2013 - Large-scale inventory of fire stations - Helena Lundgren

The project concerns a large-scale inventory of fire stations in Gävleborg and Värmland counties using a newly developed method. The project is a continuation of...

June 17, 2014

2013 - Rörstrandsgatan - people and activities during 200 years - Anna Lundqvist

The Rörstrand site is an old cultural village dating back to the 13th century. The Rörstrand porcelain factory, 1726 to 1926, was one of the country's largest industries. On the ...

June 17, 2014

2013 - Giants and giantesses in Norse mythology - Tommy Kuusela - Stockholm University

In Norse myths, the relationship between gods and giants is a central theme and can be perceived as two power groups that...

June 17, 2014

2013 - Gods and Goddesses - a ritual deposit from the Late Bronze Age - Lars Larsson - Lund University

During excavation of a slope at Fogdarp, central Skåne, a deposit from the 8th century BC was found. The depot is quite unique in...

June 17, 2014

2013 - Swedish travelers' travel narratives 1667-1829 from a genre perspective - Carina Lidström - Örebro University

"Berättaren på resa" is a study of the forms of the Swedish travel narrative during the long 18th century. The 18th century is usually seen as...

June 17, 2014

2013 - Sculptural decoration for Gunnebo orangery - Gunnebo back to the 18th century - Krister Karlsson - Mölndal City/Gunnebo Castle

Gunnebo Slott och Trädgårdar AB intends to fulfill the vision of recreating the Gunnebo country estate according to the...

June 17, 2014

2013 - Tomas Tranströmer. A bibliography. Part 3 - Lennart Karlström

The present work is the third part of a bibliography of the 2011 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Tomas Tranströmer. It lists...

June 17, 2014

2013 - The Swedish History Days 2014 - Dag Klackenberg - The Swedish History Days

The overall aim of the Swedish History Days is to encourage contacts and exchanges between professionals from different professions related to the subject of history,...