We established a close co-operation with the National Museum in Copenhagen and Roskilde, and established a ‘scientific network’ of people with special knowledge of interest to the Guild.
These people can be: archaeologists, historians, museum staff, specialists in the crafts related to the Hjortspring Boat, etc.
Most of these people have been contacted at the beginning of our project, however, employees from the National Museum and its departments in Roskilde and Brede have been involved several times, most recently in connection with the testing of Tilia.
The descriptions below are from the beginning of the project, so the data for each individual is not current here in 2020, unfortunately some are no longer with us.
Flemming Rieck
Master's degree in prehistoric archaeology from Aarhus University 1977.
Born 7 April 1950, grew up in Svenstrup on Als - close to where the Hjortspring boat was found.
Excavation manager at Haderslev Museum 1973 - 84.
Museum curator at NMU 1984.
Head of NMU from 1993 - 2003.
Coordinated 10 years of investigations and excavations in Nydam Mose.
From September 2008 director of Køge Museum.
P. Terndrup Pedersen
Professor at DTU Mechanical Engineering.
Preben Terndrup Pedersen is the person who, over the past 30 years, has had the greatest impact on education and research in Denmark within the maritime field. His efforts have had a major impact on the Blue Denmark being recognised as an innovative maritime cluster for the benefit of the Danish economy and society.
From a mention on DTU's website at the presentation of the Maritime Prize to PTP.
Søren Vadstrup
Trained as an architect at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture in Copenhagen, Department of Building Restoration.
Research project on Viking Age shipbuilding tools, shipbuilding methods and wood technology.
As part of this, Søren Vadstrup has studied finds and sources and carried out practical archaeological experiments. Among other things, Søren Vadstrup has been interested in wet wood technology as a special Nordic/Baltic phenomenon.
Flemming Kaul
Danish archaeologist; curator at the National Museum of Denmark since 1986.
Born on 5 March 1955.
Kaul has specialised in Bronze Age research with an emphasis on the religious aspects. In 2006 he was awarded a dr.phil. D. in 2006 for his thesis Bronze Age Religion. Studies of the iconography of the Nordic Bronze Age. Using imagery from rock carvings and artefacts from the period, Kaul has attempted to recreate the myths of Bronze Age religion. Kaul is a committed communicator and has written several books on archaeological subjects, including Rock Carvings: Images from Bornholm's Bronze Age (2005) and Europas dysser og jættestuer (1998).
In 2007, Kaul was awarded the Erik Westerby Prize for his extensive research efforts, which have gained international recognition.
2010: Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog.
Harm Paulsen
Professor, experimental archaeologist
Making fire, bow and arrow, Ötzi, ...
Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottorf.
Jens Risom
Esben Kannegaard
Cand. phil. curator at the Museum of Syddjurs with responsibility for the archaeological tasks
Early Stone Age burials and settlement finds.
Experiments with Stone Age technology. Replica of the canoe from Tybrind Vig.
Ole Magnus
Rope layer, consultant for NMU
Hans-Ole Hansen
Author
Manager of experimental centre Lejre (now: Sagnlandet Lejre).
From 1986-19, manager of the Dybøl Banke Visitor Centre.