Heritage

Our cultural heritage consists of traditions, values and ancient remains that we consciously or not take over from earlier generations. Buildings and items are as much part of it as less tangible phenomena such as myths, customs and place names. Jamtli has permanent sections working with archaeology and building conservation, and is involved in ethnological projects documenting cultural phenomena of our own time.

Archaeology

Archaeologists are studying the tracks who people through all ages have left behind in the form of ancient monuments, cultural landscapes and objects. Read more…

Building conservation

The landscape is full of memories, and mankind affects landscape continually. Buildings constitute an important part of the landscape, and they strongly influence our perceptions and experiences of it. Read more…

Ethnology

Ethnologists study how people live and think, and how communities and cultural communities are established. The goal is to create an understanding of how humans shape their cultural worlds together with others. Read more…