Publications
The case study and its results are presented at scientific conferences, in peer-reviewed and popular articles, and at public presentations. The following relevant publications and media reports have appeared so far:
Scientific publications
- Immo Trinks, Bernth Johansson, Jaana Gustafsson, Jesper Emilsson, Johan Friborg, Christer Gustafsson, Johan Nissen, Alois Hinterleitner. Efficient, large-scale archaeological prospection using a true three-dimensional ground-penetrating Radar Array system. Archaeological Prospection 17(3), 175-186, 2010.
- Trinks Immo, Neubauer Wolfgang, Hinterleitner Alois. First high-resolution GPR and magnetic archaeological prospection at the Viking Age settlement of Birka in Sweden. Submitted to Archaeological Prospection 2013.
- Viberg Andreas, Trinks Immo, Liden Kerstin. A Review of the Use of Geophysical Archaeological Prospection in Sweden. Archaeological Prospection, 18:43-56, 2011.
Conference contributions
- EAA 2012: Large-scale archaeological prospection of Iron Age Central Places in Sweden. Immo Trinks, Erich Nau, Klaus Löcker, Manuel Gabler, Michael Pregesbauer, Anders Biwall, Lars Larsson, Michael Doneus and Wolfgang Neubauer. Abstract programme, p. 119. Helsinki, August 30th 2012.
- Trinks, I.; Neubauer, W.; Nau, E.; Gabler, M.; Wallner, M.; Hinterleitner, A.; Biwall, A.; Doneus, M.; Pregesbauer, M. (2013): Archaeological prospection of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site Birka-Hofgården. In: W. Neubauer, I. Trinks, R. B. Salisbury and C. Einwögerer (Eds.): Archaeological Prospection. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection. Wien, Austria, 29.05.-02.06.2013. Wien: Verl. der Österr. Akad. d. Wiss., p. 39-40.
- Trinks, I.; Neubauer, W. (2011): High-resolution geophysical archaeological prospection of Birka - Results of the georadar and magnetometer test measurements 2006 and 2008. Forskningsdag om Birka och Hovgården. Riksantikvarieämbetet. Stockholm, Sweden, 24.03.2011.
Media reports
- Radio Schweden. Mit dem Bodenradar auf den Spuren der Wikingerstadt Birka
- Vetenskapsaradion Historia. Processionsvägar och radartraktorer - nya spadtag i svensk forntid.
- MALÅ Geoscience. MALÅ helps redefine Archaeological research
- Geomatiknyheter. Birka ska grävas ut virtuellt
- APA OTS. LBI Archpro erstellt virtuelles Modell der schwedischen Wikingerstadt Birka
- Riksantikvarieämbetet UV. Med high tech tillbaka till vikingatiden
Other publications
- Att avslöja det fördolda - Arkeologiskt prospekteringsprojekt utforskar det vikingatida Birka genom virtuell utgrävning. Information brochure published by the Swedish National Heritage Board in 2011.
- Uncovering the unseen - Archaeological prospection project started at Birka to explore the Viking Age site by a virtual dig. Press release June 23rd 2011.
- Photo in Antiquity 86 (2011) p. 614 showing state-of-the-art georadar prospection at Birka.