Within the grave of Birka Bj. 968, along the woman’s right hip, lay a knife within its sheath. Now in badly corroded condition, the...

One of the things that really attracted me to the Bj. 968 grave was the necklace. While the pendants are all really interesting and...

For the clothing of Birka Grave Bj. 968, I was fortunate that there were some fragments of textiles that were found on top of her oval...

Image from Tafeln, Arbman's version of the grave drawing originally completed by Stolpe Birka grave Bj. 968 was excavated in 1881 by...

*Note: A longer, pdf document of this project with attached resources in available in the Research Section This was a fun project for Ice...