Carl L. Thunberg, FSAScot (born 25 October 1963) is a Swedish popular historian.
Biography
Thunberg was educated at the University of Gothenburg and Uppsala University. He has lectured on didactic method for history as a school subject. Thunberg became a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 2016. From 2010 to 2012 he took part in the policy struggle to preserve the archaeological reconstructions at Gene fornby near Örnsköldsvik in Sweden. In 2022 he was appointed chairman of Västernorrland County Museum. In 2023 Thunberg became chairman of the Swedish antiquities fund Stiftelsen Björkå AB Fornminnesfond, a foundation for financial contributions to science within archaeological areas, and research grants for scholarly projects involving protected historic buildings, archaeological sites and ancient remains.
Selected publications
’’Gene fornby: The Ancient Village of Gene’’(2013). In: EXARC Journal Digest 2013. ISSN 2212-523X. Slaget på Fyrisvallarna i ny tolkning (2012) [The Battle of Fýrisvellir in a New Interpretation] , . Att tolka Svitjod (2012) [To interpret Svitjod] , . Särkland och dess källmaterial (2011) [Serkland and its Source Material] , . Ingvarståget och dess monument (2010) [The Ingvar Expedition and its Monuments] , .
References
External links
The Ingvar Runestones on Google Maps (after Thunberg 2010: Ingvarståget och dess monument) EXARC Archaeological Open-Air Museum Section Carl L. Thunberg (2011): Särkland och dess källmaterial (Serkland and its Source Material) Carl L. Thunberg (2012): Slaget på Fyrisvallarna i ny tolkning (The Battle of Fýrisvellir in a New Interpretation) Carl L. Thunberg (2013). "Gene fornby: The Ancient Village of Gene". In: EXARC Journal, 2013/1 Carl L. Thunberg (2015). ’’Forgotten monuments of Northern Sweden’’, In: Past Horizons, 2015, 22/3