Søren Handberg

• Handberg, Søren & Vikatou, Olympia (2026). Western Archaic Polychrome Pottery (WAPP) from the Fortification Fill on the Lower Acropolis of Kalydon. In Barfoed, Signe & Morgan, Catherine (Ed.), Stylistic Innovation in Western Greek Ceramics: Western Archaic Polychrome Pottery in Context. Proceedings of the International Workshop Archaic ‘Elian Style’ Pottery in Western Greece, Norwegian Institute at Athens, November 18, 2022. Norwegian Institute at Athens. ISSN 9786188536050. p. 121–147. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The Danish Institute in Athens and the Ephorate of Antiquities of Aitoloakarnania and Lefkada carried out a small-scale excavation at the fortification wall that surrounds the Lower Acropolis plateau in 2014 as part of a collaborative investigation of the so-called Lower Acropolis of Kalydon. A small section of the wall was excavated to determine the construction date of the fortifications. The chronology of the pottery from the clearly defined compartment fill of the wall gives a terminus post quem in the Late Archaic period, but the fill included pottery dating at least from the Late Geometric to the Late Archaic periods. The fill of the wall and a possible levelling fill behind the fortification wall included a small number of distinctive sherds with clear parallels to Archaic ‘Elian’ pottery, here termed Western Archaic Polychrome Pottery (WAPP). This assemblage of polychrome pottery is largely composed of plates and drinking cups, but the context held a wider range of ceramic vessels and other material including, for instance, slag from metal production. Given the varied composition of the fills, it is difficult to determine the assemblage’s original use-context, which could have been an Archaic sanctuary or shrine on the Lower Acropolis or Archaic houses situated on the Lower Acropolis plateau.

• Handberg, Søren (2026). “Kalydon inside the walls”: Re-examining the Urban Fabric and Demography of the Ancient City. In Bangsgaard, Pernille; Lund, John; Pentz, Peter & Sørensen, Lasse Vilien (Ed.), Mediterranean Horizons. Sidestone Press. ISSN 9789464264487. p. 177–194. doi: 10.59641/j4m0g1h2i3. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The Mediterranean has always been a crossroads of cultures, ideas, and histories. From the Stone Age to the first millennium BC, this vibrant region shaped—and was shaped by—the movements of people, the exchange of goods, and the rise of complex societies. Mediterranean Horizons celebrates the career of Søren Dietz, a pioneering archaeologist and founder of The Danish Institute in Athens whose work has illuminated these connections across time and space. This honorary volume brings together researchers and friends to explore themes close to Søren’s heart: the Aegean’s ancient past, the Bronze Age networks linking Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, and the rich tapestry of life in Greece and Tunisia. The book begins in the Stone Age, where climate shifts and the quest for rare materials drove early communities to innovate and adapt. It then turns to the Bronze Age, a time of bold trade routes, shared crafts, and cultural exchanges—from Baltic amber reaching Mycenaean Greece to Minoan treasures found in warrior graves. Later sections focus on mainland Greece, where Søren’s excavations revealed the daily lives of Iron Age villagers, the grandeur of ancient theaters, and the secrets of fortified cities. The journey ends in Tunisia, where his work in Carthage and the Africa Proconsularis project uncovered layers of history beneath the North African soil. More than just a collection of research, this book is a tribute to curiosity and collaboration. It reflects Søren’s belief that archaeology is not just about uncovering objects, but about understanding the people and societies who made and used them. With vivid stories and novel insights, Mediterranean Horizons invites readers to explore the past—and to see how its echoes still resonate today.

• Birk, Stine; Kristensen, Troels Myrup; Barfoed, Signe & Handberg, Søren (2025). An Eclectic Collection: Re-examining the Horron of Kalydon and its Sculpture. Proceedings of the Danish Institute at Athens. ISSN 1108-149X. 11, p. 52–73. Full text in Research Archive
• Vikatou, Olympia; Handberg, Søren; Barfoed, Signe & Hadjikoumis, Angelos (2025). Reinvestigating Kalydon's Laphrion Hill: First preliminary report. Proceedings of the Danish Institute at Athens. ISSN 1108-149X. 11, p. 229–255. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2025). The Delian Way to Dine: Elite networks and tableware consumption in the Aegean and the Black Sea in the 2nd Century BCE. Eurasia Antiqua: Zeitschrift für Archäologie Eurasiens. ISSN 0949-0434. 26, p. 59–72. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2025). Changing Gender Ideologies in Early Iron Age Athens. In Pedersen, Unn; Moen, Marianne & Skogstrand, Lisbeth (Ed.), Gendering the Nordic Past : Dialogues between Perspectives. Brepols. ISSN 9782503608877. p. 251–261. doi: 10.1484/M.WOP-EB.5.144368. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2023). 13b. Optoplinthoi – fired bricks (B). In Frederiksen, Rune & Vikatou, Olympia (Ed.), The Ancient Theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia. Volume 2. Excavations Contexts and Finds. (Monographs of the Danish Institute at Athens volume 24.2).. Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISSN 9788772192826. p. 34–40. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia – known only since a few decades – has already attracted a lot of attention due to its square orchestra and rectilinear benches for seating. The Danish-Greek collaborative project responsible for investigating the theatre presents in this two-volume publication results of the excavation and documentation, including all finds such as tile, pottery, metals and coins, made during the excavations. The traditional analysis of the building is supplemented by an archaeoacoustic analysis comparing acoustic advantages and disadvantages between the square and semicircular design.

• Handberg, Søren & Frederiksen, Rune (2023). 12. Object Catalogues. Introduction. In Frederiksen, Rune & Vikatou, Olympia (Ed.), The Ancient Theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia. Volume 2. Excavations Contexts and Finds. (Monographs of the Danish Institute at Athens volume 24.2).. Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISSN 9788772192826. p. 16–18. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia – known only since a few decades – has already attracted a lot of attention due to its square orchestra and rectilinear benches for seating. The Danish-Greek collaborative project responsible for investigating the theatre presents in this two-volume publication results of the excavation and documentation, including all finds such as tile, pottery, metals and coins, made during the excavations. The traditional analysis of the building is supplemented by an archaeoacoustic analysis comparing acoustic advantages and disadvantages between the square and semicircular design.

• Handberg, Søren (2023). 14d. Fine Ware Drinking Vessels (D). In Frederiksen, Rune & Vikatou, Olympia (Ed.), The Ancient Theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia. Volume 2. Excavations Contexts and Finds. (Monographs of the Danish Institute at Athens volume 24.2).. Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISSN 9788772192826. p. 55–121. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia – known only since a few decades – has already attracted a lot of attention due to its square orchestra and rectilinear benches for seating. The Danish-Greek collaborative project responsible for investigating the theatre presents in this two-volume publication results of the excavation and documentation, including all finds such as tile, pottery, metals and coins, made during the excavations. The traditional analysis of the building is supplemented by an archaeoacoustic analysis comparing acoustic advantages and disadvantages between the square and semicircular design.

• Handberg, Søren (2023). 18n. Cooking Ware (N). In Frederiksen, Rune & Vikatou, Olympia (Ed.), The Ancient Theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia. Volume 2. Excavations Contexts and Finds. (Monographs of the Danish Institute at Athens volume 24.2).. Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISSN 9788772192826. p. 228–273. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia – known only since a few decades – has already attracted a lot of attention due to its square orchestra and rectilinear benches for seating. The Danish-Greek collaborative project responsible for investigating the theatre presents in this two-volume publication results of the excavation and documentation, including all finds such as tile, pottery, metals and coins, made during the excavations. The traditional analysis of the building is supplemented by an archaeoacoustic analysis comparing acoustic advantages and disadvantages between the square and semicircular design.

• Vikatou, Olympia & Handberg, Søren (2023). A Social Approach to Space in Ancient Kalydon - Buildings with Private and Public Functions. In Gadolou, Anastasia & Vlachopoulos, Andreas G. (Ed.), THE ANCIENT GREEK CITY I: DOMESTIC AND PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE IN ITS SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONTEXT. Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, New Orleans, LA, January 6, 2023. HELLENIC ORGANIZATION OF CULTURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT. ISSN 9789603866503. p. 81–104. Full text in Research Archive
• Frederiksen, Rune & Handberg, Søren (2023). 20. Context Descriptions and Interpretations. In Frederiksen, Rune & Vikatou, Olympia (Ed.), The Ancient Theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia. Volume 2. Excavations Contexts and Finds. (Monographs of the Danish Institute at Athens volume 24.2).. Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISSN 9788772192826. p. 387–388. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia – known only since a few decades – has already attracted a lot of attention due to its square orchestra and rectilinear benches for seating. The Danish-Greek collaborative project responsible for investigating the theatre presents in this two-volume publication results of the excavation and documentation, including all finds such as tile, pottery, metals and coins, made during the excavations. The traditional analysis of the building is supplemented by an archaeoacoustic analysis comparing acoustic advantages and disadvantages between the square and semicircular design.

• Frederiksen, Rune; Vikatou, Olympia & Handberg, Søren (2023). 11. General Conclusions. In Frederiksen, Rune & Vikatou, Olympia (Ed.), The Ancient Theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia. Volume 1. Architecture. Monographs of the Danish Institute at Athens volume 24.1.. Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISSN 9788772192826. p. 153–155. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia – known only since a few decades – has already attracted a lot of attention due to its square orchestra and rectilinear benches for seating. The Danish-Greek collaborative project responsible for investigating the theatre presents in this two-volume publication results of the excavation and documentation, including all finds such as tile, pottery, metals and coins, made during the excavations. The traditional analysis of the building is supplemented by an archaeoacoustic analysis comparing acoustic advantages and disadvantages between the square and semicircular design.

• Frederiksen, Rune & Handberg, Søren (2023). 21. The North-South Deep Section Through the Scene Building. In Frederiksen, Rune & Vikatou, Olympia (Ed.), The Ancient Theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia. Volume 2. Excavations Contexts and Finds. (Monographs of the Danish Institute at Athens volume 24.2).. Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISSN 9788772192826. p. 389–395. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia – known only since a few decades – has already attracted a lot of attention due to its square orchestra and rectilinear benches for seating. The Danish-Greek collaborative project responsible for investigating the theatre presents in this two-volume publication results of the excavation and documentation, including all finds such as tile, pottery, metals and coins, made during the excavations. The traditional analysis of the building is supplemented by an archaeoacoustic analysis comparing acoustic advantages and disadvantages between the square and semicircular design.

• Frederiksen, Rune & Handberg, Søren (2023). 23. The Tile Layer Contexts. In Frederiksen, Rune & Vikatou, Olympia (Ed.), The Ancient Theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia. Volume 2. Excavations Contexts and Finds. (Monographs of the Danish Institute at Athens volume 24.2).. Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISSN 9788772192826. p. 408–418. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia – known only since a few decades – has already attracted a lot of attention due to its square orchestra and rectilinear benches for seating. The Danish-Greek collaborative project responsible for investigating the theatre presents in this two-volume publication results of the excavation and documentation, including all finds such as tile, pottery, metals and coins, made during the excavations. The traditional analysis of the building is supplemented by an archaeoacoustic analysis comparing acoustic advantages and disadvantages between the square and semicircular design.

• Frederiksen, Rune & Handberg, Søren (2023). 24. Contexts in the Scene Building. In Frederiksen, Rune & Vikatou, Olympia (Ed.), The Ancient Theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia. Volume 2. Excavations Contexts and Finds. (Monographs of the Danish Institute at Athens volume 24.2).. Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISSN 9788772192826. p. 419–438. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia – known only since a few decades – has already attracted a lot of attention due to its square orchestra and rectilinear benches for seating. The Danish-Greek collaborative project responsible for investigating the theatre presents in this two-volume publication results of the excavation and documentation, including all finds such as tile, pottery, metals and coins, made during the excavations. The traditional analysis of the building is supplemented by an archaeoacoustic analysis comparing acoustic advantages and disadvantages between the square and semicircular design.

• Frederiksen, Rune & Handberg, Søren (2023). 22. Contexts in Koilon, Orchestra and Parodoi. In Frederiksen, Rune & Vikatou, Olympia (Ed.), The Ancient Theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia. Volume 2. Excavations Contexts and Finds. (Monographs of the Danish Institute at Athens volume 24.2).. Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISSN 9788772192826. p. 399–407. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia – known only since a few decades – has already attracted a lot of attention due to its square orchestra and rectilinear benches for seating. The Danish-Greek collaborative project responsible for investigating the theatre presents in this two-volume publication results of the excavation and documentation, including all finds such as tile, pottery, metals and coins, made during the excavations. The traditional analysis of the building is supplemented by an archaeoacoustic analysis comparing acoustic advantages and disadvantages between the square and semicircular design.

• Sande, Siri & Handberg, Søren (2022). Classical Archaeology in Norway. In Göransson, Kristian & D'Alessio, Maria Teresa (Ed.), Atti della tavola rotonda tenuta in occasione dei 70 anni dell'Associazione Internazionale di Archeologia Classica (AIAC). Edizioni Quasar. ISSN 9788854912595. p. 53–66. Full text in Research Archive
• Marketou, Ariadne Kostomitsopoulou; Giannici, Francesco; Handberg, Søren; Nolf, Wout De; Cotte, Marine & Caruso, Francesco (2021). Synchrotron Radiation-Based Micro-XANES and Micro-XRF Study of Unsuccessfully Produced Egyptian Blue from the Late Hellenistic Production Site of Kos (Dodecanese, Greece). Analytical Chemistry. ISSN 0003-2700. 93, p. 11557–11567. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02063. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This paper examines the production technology of Egyptian blue, an ancient artificial pigment, through the investigation of an unsuccessfully produced pellet derived from the Hellenistic production site of Kos (Dodecanese, Greece). This heterogeneous material was investigated by a combination of laboratory and synchrotron radiation-based (SR) techniques: scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry, micro-Raman spectroscopy, high-resolution SR micro-X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, and SR micro-X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy (XANES), at the ID21 beamline of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. Principal component analysis of a large dataset of 171 micro-XANES spectra acquired on the archaeological samples and on a series of reference copper compounds emphasizes high variations of XANES features due to different speciation and also orientation effects, as demonstrated by the simulated XANES spectra. The results indicate that, rather than inadequate firing temperatures that could have led to the reddish cuprite (Cu2O), unsuccessful production may occur due to the use of inappropriate starting materials, which contain an unusually high iron content. The contextual interpretation underlines the intertwined relationship between the production of Egyptian blue and metallurgy.

• Bilde, Pia Guldager; Handberg, Søren & Petersen, Jane Hjarl (2020). The Black Sea. In Angelis, Franco de (Eds.), A Companion to Greeks Across the Ancient World. Wiley-Blackwell. ISSN 9781118341377. p. 431–457. Full text in Research Archive
• Marketou, Ariadni Kostomitsopoulou; Andriulo, Fabrizio; Steindal, Calin Constantin & Handberg, Søren (2020). Egyptian Blue Pellets from the First Century BCE Workshop of Kos (Greece): Microanalytical Investigation by Optical Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy-X-ray Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy and Micro-Raman Spectroscopy. Minerals. 10. doi: 10.3390/min10121063. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This paper aims to expand our understanding of the processes involved in the production of the artificial pigment Egyptian blue through the scientific examination of pigments found in the first century BCE workshop of the Greek island of Kos. There, 136 Egyptian blue pellets were brought to light, including successfully produced pellets, as well as partially successful and unsuccessful products. This study is based on the examination of eighteen samples obtained from pellets of various textures and tones of blue, including light and dark blue pigments, coarse and fine-grained materials, and one unsuccessful pellet of dark green/grey colour. The samples were examined by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), and micro-Raman spectroscopy. These complementary microanalytical techniques provide localised information about the chemical and mineralogical composition of this multicomponent material, at a single-grain level. The results shed light on the firing procedure and indicate possible sources for raw materials (beach sand, copper alloys), as well as demonstrating the use of a low-alkali starting mixture. Moreover, two different process for the production of light blue pigments were identified: (a) decreased firing time and (b) grinding of the initially produced pellet and mixing with cobalt-containing material.

• Handberg, Søren (2019). The Beginning of Sacred Travel in Ancient Athens and Its Countryside. In Friese, Wiebke; Handberg, Søren & Kristensen, Troels Myrup (Ed.), Ascending and Descending the Acropolis. Movement in Athenian Religion. (Monographs of the Danish Institute at Athens volume 23). Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISSN 9788771844672. p. 121–143. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren & Barfoed, Signe (2019). Frederik Poulsen & Ejnar Dyggve – og udgravninger i den antikke by Kalydon i Vestgrækenland. In Mortensen, Eva & Raja, Rubina (Ed.), Store danske arkæologer. På jagt efter fortidens byer. Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISSN 9788771847512. p. 133–161. Full text in Research Archive
• Vikatou, Olympia; Handberg, Søren; Michaelides, Neoptolemos & Barfoed, Signe (2019). Topographical Work in Ancient Kalydon, Aitolia (2015-18). Proceedings of the Danish Institute at Athens. ISSN 1108-149X. 9, p. 161–188. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This report presents the preliminary results of extensive topographical surveys of the entire archaeological area of the ancient city of Kalydon in Aitolia conducted in the years 2015-2018. The fieldwork has resulted in the creation of a new detailed topographical map of the city that includes all visible monuments within the archaeological area. One of the main aims of the survey project was to document the city’s extensive necropoleis, and three distinct burial areas dating to the Hellenistic period surrounding the city were identified. Furthermore, the survey demonstrated the existence of graves situated on the slopes of the acropolis within the fortified area of the city, which may date to the Classical period. The report also includes a presentation of more detailed surveys of one of the city’s gates and a stretch of the fortification wall where ancient repairs are visible. The first evidence ever found for olive oil production in the city and the discovery of Mycenaean pottery are also discussed in the report.

• Vikatou, Olympia & Handberg, Søren (2019). Καλυδώνα, Ακρόπολη. Archaiologikon Deltion. ISSN 0570-622X. 70 (2015)(1), p. 631–631. Full text in Research Archive
• Vikatou, Olympia & Handberg, Søren (2018). Excavations on the Lower Acropolis plateau in Kalydon. In Vikatou, Olympia (Eds.), Το Αρχαιολογικό Εργο στη Αιτωλοακαρνανία και τη Λευκάδα, Πρακτικά 2ου Αρχαιολογικού και Ιστορικού Συνεδρίου, Μεσολόγγι 6-8 Δεκεμβρίου 2013. Mεσολόγγι. ISSN 9789603863571. p. 347–361. Full text in Research Archive
• Winther-Jacobsen, Kristina; Frederiksen, Rune & Handberg, Søren (2017). Celebrating 25 years of archaeological research at the Danish Institute at Athens. Proceedings of the Danish Institute at Athens. ISSN 1108-149X. 8, p. 7–22. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren & Gadolou, Anastasia (2017). Introduction to Material Koinai. In Handberg, Søren & Gadolou, Anastasia (Ed.), Material Koinai in the Greek Early Iron Age and Archaic Period. Acts of an International Conference at the Danish Institute at Athens, 30 January – 1 February 2015. Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISSN 9788771843286. p. 7–16. Full text in Research Archive
• Vikatou, Olympia & Handberg, Søren (2017). The Lower Acropolis of Kalydon in Aitolia: preliminary report on the excavations carried out in 2013-15. Proceedings of the Danish Institute at Athens. ISSN 1108-149X. 8, p. 191–206. Full text in Research Archive
• Crudo, Maurizio; D’Andrea, Maria; Handberg, Søren; Mittica, Gloria; Francesco, Anna Maria De & Andaloro, Eliana [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2016). L’abitato enotrio di Timpone della Motta (Cs): culture a confronto, relazioni e scambi. FORUM ROMANUM BELGICUM. ISSN 2295-9432. 13, p. 1–22. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren; Jacobsen, Jan Kindberg; Colelli, Carmelo & Mittica, Gloria (2015). Pottery Workshop Organization and Transformation at the Archaeological Site of Timpone della Motta between 800 and 650 BC: a case study from Northern Calabria, Southern Italy. In Gürtekin-Demir, R. Gül; Cevizoğlu, Hüseyin; Polat, Yasemin & Polat, Gürcan (Ed.), Keramos. Ceramics: a cultural approach. Proceedings of the First International Conference at Ege University, May 9-13, 2011 İzmir. Bilgin Kültür Sanat. ISSN 9786058573048. p. 158–165. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren; Jacobsen, Jan Kindberg; Ippolito, Francesca & Mittica, Gloria Paola (2015). Greek and Greek Style Pottery in the Sibaritide during the 8th Century BC. In Semerari, Giulia Saltini & Burgers, Gert-Jan (Ed.), Early Iron Age Communities of Southern Italy. Papers of the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome. ISSN 9788860606891. p. 151–175. Full text in Research Archive
• Frederiksen, Rune; Vikatou, Olympia & Handberg, Søren (2014). The Danish-Greek Excavations at Kalydon, Aitolia. The Theatre Project: Preliminary Report from the 2011-2012 Campaigns. Proceedings of the Danish Institute at Athens. ISSN 1108-149X. 7, p. 221–234. Full text in Research Archive
• Lawall, Mark L.; Bilde, Pia Guldager; Bjerg, Line M. Højberg; Handberg, Søren & Højte, Jakob Munk (2014). The Lower City of Olbia Pontike Occupation and Abandonment in the 2nd Century BC. In Bilde, Pia Guldager & Lawall, Mark L. (Ed.), Pottery, peoples and places: the late Hellenistic period, c. 200-50 BC between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (Black Sea Studies volume 16). Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISSN 9788779345324. p. 29–45. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2013). Milesian Ktiseis and Aeolian Potters in the Black Sea Region. In Manoledakis, Manolis (Eds.), Exploring the hospitable sea. Proceedings of the international workshop on the Black Sea in antiquity held in Thessaloniki, 21-23 September 2012. BAR Publishing. ISSN 9781407311142. p. 1–18. Full text in Research Archive
• Jacobsen, Jan Kindberg & Handberg, Søren (2012). A Greek Enclave at the Iron Age Settlement of Timpone della Motta, Alle origini della Magna Grecia : mobilità, migrazioni, fondazioni : atti del cinquantesimo convegno di studi sulla Magna Grecia, Taranto 1-4 ottobre 2010. Convegno di studi sulla Magna Grecia, vol. 50.. Istituto per la storia e l'archeologia della Magna Grecia. ISSN 9788890717598. p. 5–39. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2012). Appendices 2A “Finds Per Site” and 2B “Finds Catalogue. In Bilde, Pia Guldager & Attema, Peter (Ed.), The Dzarylgac survey project. (Black Sea Studies vol. 14). Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISSN 9788779345218. p. 279–430. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren & Winther-Jacobsen, Kristina (2012). The Material Culture of the DSP Landscape. 5.3 Pottery. In Bilde, Pia Guldager & Attema, Peter (Ed.), The Dzarylgac survey project. (Black Sea Studies vol. 14). Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISSN 9788779345218. p. 111–126. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2012). The Broader Tarchankut and Western Crimea Context. 7.1 Prehistory & 7.2 Iron Age. In Bilde, Pia Guldager & Attema, Peter (Ed.), The Dzarylgac survey project. (Black Sea Studies vol. 14). Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISSN 9788779345218. p. 159–160. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren & Jacobsen, Jan Kindberg (2011). Greek or Indigenous - From Pot Sherd to Identity in Early Colonial Encounters. In Horsnæs, Helle & Gleba, Margarita (Ed.), Communicating Identity in Italic Iron Age Communities. Oxbow Books. ISSN 9781842179918. p. 175–194. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2011). Re-Used Amphora Potter's Tools in the Rural Landscape of Panskoe. In Lawall, Mark L. & Lund, John (Ed.), Pottery in the Archaeological Record: Greece and Beyond. Acts on the International Colloquium held at the Danish and Canadian Institutes in Athens, June 20-22, 2008. Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISSN 9788779345874. p. 61–66. Full text in Research Archive

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• Zafeiriadis, Paschalis; Katsianis, Markos & Handberg, Søren (2026). Digital Impacts on Archaeological Fieldwork: Advantages and Limitations. Proceedings of the International Workshop held at the Norwegian Institute at Athens, December 4–5, 2024. Norwegian Institute at Athens. ISBN 9786188536067. 272 p. Full text in Research Archive
• Friese, Wiebke; Handberg, Søren & Kristensen, Troels Myrup (2019). Ascending and Descending the Acropolis. Movement in Athenian Religion. (Monographs of the Danish Institute at Athens volume 23). Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISBN 9788771844672. 277 p. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2018). Una commessa esclusiva per il santuario di Timpone della Motta. L’Hydriska NCG I.N. 3511. In: Mittica, G. (ed.). Francavilla Marittima un patrimonio ricontestualizzato". Adhoc Edizioni. ISBN 9788832150018. 8 p. Full text in Research Archive
• Winther-Jacobsen, Kristina; Frederiksen, Rune & Handberg, Søren (2017). Proceedings of the Danish Institute at Athens, volume VIII. Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISBN 9788771841480. 324 p. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren & Gadolou, Anastasia (2017). Material Koinai in the Greek Early Iron Age and Archaic Period. Acts of an International Conference at the Danish Institute at Athens, 30 January – 1 February 2015. Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISBN 9788771843286. 366 p. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren & Poulsen, Birte (2016). Antikkens Håndværk. Forlaget Orbis. ISBN 9788799790845. 304 p. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren & Frederiksen, Rune (2014). Proceedings of the Danish Institute volume 7. Aarhus Universitetsforlag. ISBN 9788771241044. 240 p. Full text in Research Archive

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• Riel, Sjoerd Joost van; Pantos, George Alexis; Handberg, Søren; Berg-Hansen, Inger Marie; Damlien, Hege & Kimball, Justin (2026). Facilitating Teaching with Digital 3D Models of Archaeological Artefacts. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  A fundamental part of teaching archaeology at a university level revolves around the analysis of artefacts. Access to these artefacts for teaching purposes can be limited by practical or safety considerations. For these reasons, but also to enhance the study of artefacts in ways that physical handling cannot facilitate, the use of digital 3D models of artefacts in teaching archaeology at universities has become commonplace. In our presentation, we will present our experiences using digital 3D models of artefacts for teaching undergraduate students. The cases revolve around the development of two learning scenarios in conjunction with the Erasmus+ project Virtual Worlds in Teaching Archaeology. Using the browser based BItFROST platform, the students got access to 3D models of archaeological artefacts. Through integrated functionalities in the platform, the students were given access to several tools for studying digital 3D models, such as measuring- and sectioning tools. Combined with traditional learning material such as handouts and online reference collections, the students used the integrated spots and notes functions to create spatially located notes. This was considered to be a powerful tool, since the ability of the students to observe characteristic features and describe their spatial relevance, are considered an important learning outcome for the courses. The notes could then be sent to, and opened by, the teachers on their own PC, maintaining the spatial relationship between the written notes and the features in 3D space which they describe. The presentation will focus on the implications of these learning scenarios on the teaching as well as how they were perceived by the students, through the results of a survey conducted after the scenarios were implemented.

• Zafeiriadis, Paschalis; Katsianis, Markos & Handberg, Søren (2026). Digital (Un)Doings: A Foreword to Digital Impacts on Archaeological Fieldwork. In Zafeiriadis, Paschalis; Katsianis, Markos & Handberg, Søren (Ed.), Digital Impacts on Archaeological Fieldwork: Advantages and Limitations. Proceedings of the International Workshop held at the Norwegian Institute at Athens, December 4–5, 2024. Norwegian Institute at Athens. ISSN 9786188536067. p. 11–22. Full text in Research Archive
• Barfoed, Signe; Handberg, Søren; Kristensen, Troels Myrup & Lassen, Thomas (2026). KALYDON THEN & NOW - 100 YEARS OF DANISH-GREEK EXCAVATIONS. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren & Barfoed, Signe (2026). Gamle udgravninger og nye erkendelser i Artemis Laphria Helligdommen i Kalydon. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2026). Reinvestigating Kalydon's Laphrion Hill. Full text in Research Archive
• Riel, Sjoerd Joost van; Pantos, George Alexis; Andreassen, Ingvild Solberg; Handberg, Søren; Damlien, Hege & Berg-Hansen, Inger Marie [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2025). Using Virtual Worlds in Communicating Archaeology. doi: 10.2312/dh.20253100. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The Museum of Cultural History at the University of Oslo, Norway, has a long history of digitizing cultural heritage in 3D. Applications vary from exhibitions and public outreach to academic research, university and elementary school teaching.To truly engage our audiences, we are forced to think creatively. This poster presents examples from recent projects at the museum that have been exploring ways to facilitate people to look closer and use digital 3D models as a gateway to further exploration.

• Pantos, George Alexis; Sztal, Aleksandra; Andreassen, Ingvild Solberg; Riel, Sjoerd Joost van; Handberg, Søren & Cyran, Marta (2024). Look Closer:​ Uncovering the Affordances of 3D Data in Learning and Communication. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  An exploration of attempts to use 3D material accessible to different audiences. Leaning on Universal Design Thinking 'accessible' taken in it's broadest context, to be both engaging and meaningful, not only as a compensation for specific physical or other impairments.

• Handberg, Søren (2024). Using digital 3D models in teaching. Full text in Research Archive
• Kristensen, Stine Birk; Kristensen, Troels Myrup; Signe, Barfoed & Handberg, Søren (2024). "En arkæolog i et vildt land": Frederik Poulsen og Kalydons Heroon, 1926-32. In Moltesen, Mette & Rathje, Annette (Ed.), Frederik Poulsen. Forsker, formidler og fortæller. Forlaget Orbis. ISSN 9788793999114. p. 150–167. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Denne bog handler om Frederik Poulsen (1876–1950), der som det vidende og engagerede menneske, han var, bevægede sig ubesværet mellem videnskabens verden og det offentlige liv. I en serie artikler gennemgås hans liv som museumsmand, videnskabsmand, arkæolog, formidler og fortæller. Han blev i 1911 ansat på Glyptoteket for gennem omvisninger at gøre museet mere kendt i offentligheden. Han nåede langt med at kommunikere til et meget bredt publikum. Et endnu bredere publikum nåede han gennem foredragsrækker, populærvidenskabelige bøger og kronikker i dagspressen samt radioforedrag, men Frederik Poulsen havde også en kunstnerisk åre og var blandt andet forfatter til tre romaner og manuskripter til stumfilm.

• Handberg, Søren & Vikatou, Olympia (2023). The Social Space of Two Peristyle Buildings in Ancient Kalydon. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The Greek-Danish collaborative exploration of the ancient Greek city of Kalydon in Aitolia stretches back to the 1920-30s when the focus was on the excavation of monuments located outside the city’s West Gate. Work the past two decades, however, has focused on the investigation of the fortified area of the city through topographical and geophysical surveys as well as systematic excavations, which has provided us with a better understanding of the city’s urban layout. In this paper, we present a reinterpretation of two prominent peristyle buildings, the Heroon excavated in the 1920-30s, and the so-called Peristyle Building partly excavated in the years 2003-2005. The Heroon is located outside the West Gate close to the city’s main Sanctuary to Artemis Laphria and the Theatre and consists of a palaestra with a cult room and an underground tomb of Macedonian type. The other building, the so-called Peristyle Building, is also located near the West Gate but within the fortified area of the city and was likewise equipped with a cult room that was exceptionally well-preserved at the time of excavation. By analyzing the evidence from these two peristyle buildings within the framework of Hellenistic private associations, we argue that the buildings most likely formed central meeting places for two distinct social communities in the city, each with their own social agendas. Moreover, we draw on theoretical concepts developed within spatial sociology to address the social significance of the architectural layout and geographical location of the buildings, which appear to have been deliberately chosen to afford close connections between these private spaces and the public religious practices in the city’s main sanctuary.

• Callanan, Martin; Hofmann, Daniela; Handberg, Søren; Ebert, Bettina; Breivik, Heidi Mjelva & Immonen, Visa Aleksis (2023). Endringer er på vei til arkeologiundervisningen i Norge. Full text in Research Archive
• Hofmann, Daniela; Handberg, Søren; Ebert, Bettina; Breivik, Heidi Mjelva; Callanan, Martin & Immonen, Visa Aleksis (2023). Arkeologi i ny finansieringsstruktur: Kvalitet er ikke alltid enkelt. Khrono.no. ISSN 1894-8995. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren & Laftsidis, Alexandros (2022). The Consumption of Hellenistic Ceramics amid Local and Global Identities. Full text in Research Archive
• Barfoed, Signe; Handberg, Søren & Nifosi, Ada (2022). Myths as Theoretical Models for Religious Identity in Ancient Greece. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Organisers: Signe Barfoed (University of Oslo) – Søren Handberg (University of Oslo) – Ada Nifosi (University of Kent) Format: Standard paper session The theme of this session, “Myths as theoretical models for religious identity in ancient Greece”, concerns the relationship between cultural memory theory and mythology. Based on Jan Assmans’ (2011) proposition that, “cultural memory transforms factual into remembered history, thus turning it into myth”, the topic of this session will address how this theoretical framework can be related to ritual behaviour, practices, and identity in ancient Greece. As Assmann suggested, cultural memory is imbued with an element of the sacred, which could be expressed in a religious festival. The ceremony of a festival keeps the past alive and provides a basis for identity creation for the participating groups. Consequently, according to Assmann, such planned ceremonies and repetitive events, which also include texts, dances, and images, help shape memory. The aim of this session is to explore how/if myths can function as a model for religious identity and how this might be recognized in the archaeological record. Can ancient Greek myths serve as a framework for understanding the specific ritual behaviour in local and regional cults? How can we perceive religious identity of specific ethnic or civic groups in the face of changing group affiliations and flexible ritual behaviour? Speakers are invited to present on topics related to the interconnectivity of myth, cultural memory, and religious identity, for example by looking at:  aspects exploring the connection between theory and mythology  cultural memory as embodied in ritual/cult (foundation deposits, ritual breakage of votives, etc.)  cult related to and expressed in specific myths  civic and/or ethnos identity  material and iconographical analyses relating to (regional/local) myths  any combination of the above

• Handberg, Søren & Barfoed, Signe (2022). From Chieftain’s House to Sanctuary. A re-evaluation of the Development of the Artemis Laphria Sanctuary in Ancient Kalydon. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The topic that will be discussed for this Friday's archaeological seminar is the character and development of the extramural sanctuary of Artemis Laphria in ancient Kalydon in Western Greece. The sanctuary was partly excavated in the 1920-30s and in their 1948 publication of a part of the archaeological finds, the excavators traced the beginning of the sanctuary to the 7th century BCE. Nonetheless, detailed studies of unpublished archaeological material from the old excavations allow us to trace the history of the area of the sanctuary back to the Mycenaean period of the Late Bronze Age. This “new” material suggests that the sanctuary was established at the site of an important Bronze Age site, which might also have been the location of an Early Iron Age chieftain's dwelling. More information on our ongoing archaeological fieldwork in the Artemis Sanctuary can be found here: https://www.hf.uio.no/iakh/english/research/projects/reinvestigating-kalydon-s-laphrion-hill/index.html

• Handberg, Søren (2022). Elian Pottery from the excavations at the Lower Acropolis Fortification in Kalydon. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2022). ‘Kalydon inside the walls.’ Re-addressing the urban layout, population size, and social history of the city. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  In 2001 Søren Dietz, along with his collaboration partners, initiated archaeological fieldwork in the ancient Greek city of Kalydon in Aitolia. The fieldwork, which continued until 2006, focused on investigating the area of the city that lies inside the walls and marked the first systematic explorations of the fortified city. The results of these large-scale and multidisciplinary investigations provided a wealth of new valuable information about the structure and development of the city’s urban space which for the first time provided us with a glimpse into the social and civic religious life of the city that also afforded comparisons with the evidence from the extramural sanctuary of Artemis Laphria and the Heroon excavated in the 1920-30s. Dietz’s work in Kalydon has been essential for the continued exploration of ancient Kalydon. In this paper, I will, by drawing on the results of the last decade’s work inside the walls, re-address some of the questions that guided Dietz’s pioneering work. I will particularly focus on how a better understanding of the city’s urban layout might result in a more profound understanding of the social life of ancient Kalydon and its inhabitants.

• Kristensen, Troels Myrup; Kristensen, Stine Birk; Barfoed, Signe & Handberg, Søren (2021). ”En Arkæolog i et Vildt Land”: Frederik Poulsens undersøgelser af Kalydons Heroon. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2021). Petrographic Microscopy in Archaeology. A Very Brief Overview. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2021). Helligdommen for Artemis Laphria i Kalydon. Nyt potentiale i gammelt materiale. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  For snart hundrede år siden, d. 10. marts 1926, startede daværende direktør for Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek i samarbejde med den græske arkæolog Konstantinos Rhomaios arkæologiske udgravninger i Artemis Laphria helligdommen i det antikke Kalydon i det vestlige Grækenland. Helligdommen var, sammen med Apollonhelligdommen i Thermon, den vigtigste helligdom i det antikke Aitolien, og resultaterne af udgravningerne, som blev publiceret i 1948, har spillet en central rolle i forskningen om antikke græske helligdomme og tempelarkitektur. I de kommende år genoptages de arkæologiske udgravninger i helligdommen, og i dette foredrag skal jeg diskutere hvorfor og på hvilke måder en helligdom, som har været kendt i snart ét århundrede, stadig er relevant for antikforskningen i dag.

• Handberg, Søren (2020). Kylix, Chalice, Lekythos, Lekythos, Panathensk halsamfora, Fiskefat, Lekythos, Lekythos. In Lindhagen, Marina Prusac (Eds.), Følelser i antikken og det gamle Egypt. Kulturhistorisk Museum. ISSN 9788280842060. p. 150–166. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2019). Underwater Archaeology in the Mediterranean and its Contribution to Historiography. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2019). The History and Archaeology of the Ancient Greek City of Kalydon from the Late Bronze Age to the Early Roman Period. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2019). Teaching classical archaeology at Scandinavian Universities. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2017). Lovely Kalydon. An Archaeological Reinterpretation of the City's History. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2017). Sacred Movement in Early Iron Age Attica. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2017). Big Data, Big Decisions. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2017). Gabriel Zuchtriegel, Colonization and Subalternity in Classical Greece. Experience of the Nonelite Population. Cambridge University Press. Bonner Jahrbücher. ISSN 2190-3301. 217, p. 495–498. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2016). Fra lergrube til krukke. Pottemagertraditionen i det antikke Grækenland. In Handberg, Søren & Poulsen, Birte (Ed.), Antikkens Håndværk. Forlaget Orbis. ISSN 9788799790845. p. 47–74. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren & Poulsen, Birte (2016). Introduktion. In Handberg, Søren & Poulsen, Birte (Ed.), Antikkens Håndværk. Forlaget Orbis. ISSN 9788799790845. p. 6–7. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2015). TEGEA I: Investigations in the Temple of Athena Alea 1991-94 & TEGEA II: Investigations in the Sanctuary of Athena Alea 1990-94 and 2004. (Papers and Monographs from the Norwegian Institute at Athens, vol. 3-4). Erik Østby (red.). Athens 2014. Klassisk Forum. ISSN 0801-3179. 2015(1), p. 72–76. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2015). Kalydon: An Ancient Greek City in Aitolia. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2015). Tegea I-II, Investigations in the temple and sanctuary of Athena Alea at Tegea 1990-1994: en presentasjon og faglig vurdering. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2019). Topografiske opmålinger i det antikke Kalydon. Beretninger 2017-2018, 36-44. Det Danske Institut i Athen. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren & Kristoffersen, Astrid Tvedte (2017). Rapport arkeologisk utgravning. Steinalderlokalitet Krøgenes D2. Arkeologisk feltkurs for MA-studenter, IAKH. Krøgenes, 511/5, 22, 109. Arendal, Aust-Agder. Universitetet i Oslo. Full text in Research Archive
• Handberg, Søren (2017). Arkæologiske udgravninger på Kalydons Nedre Akropol. Beretninger 2015-2016, 30-36. Det Danske Institut i Athen. Full text in Research Archive

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