Asbjørn Herteig (15 February 1919 – 2 October 2006) was a Norwegian archeologist. He was the first curator at the

Bryggen Museum Bryggens Museum is a museum located in Bergen, Norway. During 1955, parts of the historic district of Bryggen were ravaged by a fire. During subsequent archaeological excavations a number of objects were uncovered, providing an insight into com ...

and affiliated with the

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Biography

He was born in

Hadsel Hadsel ( sme, Válafierda) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stokmarknes. Other villages in Hadsel include Fiskebø ...

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, Norway. In 1952, he took his

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archeology Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

. Through this work, Herteig was a pioneer in the field of Norwegian

medieval era In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

archeology. Herteig worked with excavations of

Kaupanger Kaupanger is a village situated along the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the municipality of Sogndal in Vestland county, Norway. It sits along the Norwegian National Road 5, about southeast of the municipal centre of Sogndalsfjøra and a ...

on the island of

Veøya Veøya (or Veøy) is an island in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located at a junction of the three main branches of Romsdal Fjord between the island of Sekken and the mainland near the village of Nesjestranda. T ...

. In particular, he was associated with the excavations of

Bryggen Bryggen (''the dock''), also known as Tyskebryggen (, ''the German dock''), is a series of Hanseatic heritage commercial buildings lining up the eastern side of the Vågen harbour in the city of Bergen, Norway. Bryggen has been on the UNESCO ...

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

. Herteig was one of the co-founders of and organisers of

Bryggens Museum Bryggens Museum is a museum located in Bergen, Norway. During 1955, parts of the historic district of Bryggen were ravaged by a fire. During subsequent archaeological excavations a number of objects were uncovered, providing an insight into com ...

. He also played a crucial role in the founding of Friends of Bryggen. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1970. Until 1999, Herteig was director of the Bryggen Foundation (''Stiftelsen Bryggen''). From 1960 until his death in 2006, he resided at Christinegård in the Bergen neighborhood of

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Selected works

*''Bryggen i Bergen'' (1961) *''The Bryggen Papers'' (1985) *''The Bryggen Papers'' (1985) *''A Medieval Brewery'' (1988) *''The Buildings at Bryggen'' (1990 - 1991)

References

Other sources

'' Excavation of 'Bryggen', the old Hanseatic Wharf in Bergen''

External links

Listing of Publications (Regesta Imperii)Friends of Bryggen websiteStiftelsen Bryggen website
1919 births 2006 deaths People from Hadsel Archaeologists from Bergen University of Oslo alumni Academic staff of the University of Bergen Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal 20th-century archaeologists {{norway-academic-bio-stub

Biography

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