Department of Archaeology

The Department of Archaeology is responsible for research and a variety of other tasks focused on increasing and dispersing knowledge of past human activity in North Norway.

Responsibilities within cultural heritage management include archaeological mitigation excavations and the management of submerged cultural resources in Tromsø Museum's district extending from Lurøy municipality in the south to the Russian border in the north.

The department also has responsibility for the conservation and curation of artefacts and other material remains pre-dating the Reformation (AD 1537) and all finds associated with boats and ships more than 100 years old.

Contact information:
Tel. +47 776 45048
Fax +47 776 45520
Email: Aud Ahlquist