New culture comment in Current World Archaeology by UrbNet Centre Director Rubina Raja and Centre Deputy Director Søren M. Sindbæk.

New publication by Genevieve Holdridge, Ian Simpson (Durham University), Achim Lichtenberger (Münster University), Rubina Raja, Tim C. Kinnaird (University of St Andrews), David Sanderson (University of Glasgow), and Søren M. Kristiansen.

White beads prized by 8th century Scandinavians were made from gilded clear glass cubes stripped from Roman and Byzantine mosaics hundreds of miles to the south, new analysis reveals.

Des scientifiques ont déterminé que les maîtres verriers avaient trouvé une technique plus durable pour gagner du temps, mais aussi pour économiser du bois pour leurs fours.

New publication by Rubina Raja, Julia Steding and Klaus Schnädelbach (formerly: Technische Universität München).

New publication by Rubina Raja and Jean-Baptiste Yon (Laboratoire HiSoMA).

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The Viking Age beadmakers were more advanced than previously believed. A research group from i.a. Aarhus University reveals that the ancient craftsmen in the earliest Viking Age around the year 700 used sophisticated and sustainable methods when they gave old Roman glass mosaics new life as glass…

Vikingerne kunne mere end genbruge romersk glas. De havde effektive teknikker til at omsmelte og farve det, indikerer nyt dansk studie.

New video introduction of UrbNet PhD student Derek Parrot.