For a thousand years, Uppåkra was a center of power in the Nordic countries. Here the soil layers still brood today on unique testimonies of how society changed during the Iron Age.
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Thanks to several million donations to Lund University, the next step is now being taken to shed light on history – an excavation of Hövdingen’s hall.
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– What we probably know about Uppåkra is that it is a gold mine, says Professor Mats Roslund.
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Sketch of what Hövdingahallen (left) and Kulthuset might have looked like. “The cult house and the residence hall are the core of the entire 40-hectare area,” says Mats Roslund.
Photo: Lund University
During the Iron Age, Uppåkra developed into one of the largest settlements in Northern Europe, and a political seat of power.
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