Dr Ben Raffield

Associate Professor in Nordic Late Iron Age Archaeology, University of Bergen

Dr. Ben Raffield is an Associate Professor in Nordic Late Iron Age Archaeology in the Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion at the University of Bergen, Norway. He holds BA and MPhil degrees in Archaeology and Archaeological Practice from the University of Birmingham and received his PhD in Archaeology from the University of Aberdeen. He has previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Human Evolutionary Studies Program (Department of Archaeology) at Simon Fraser University, Canada, and as a researcher/associate professor in the Department of Archaeology, Ancient History and Conservation at Uppsala University, Sweden. He has held visiting fellowships at the University of Pittsburgh, Dartmouth College, the University of Iceland, and Durham University.

Ben’s research focuses primarily on the archaeology of Late Iron Age Scandinavia and the ‘Viking diaspora’ during the 8th-11th centuries CE. He has published several dozen articles and books, including a co-authored introductory text to the archaeology and history of the Viking Age (Price & Raffield, 2023. The Vikings). Ben is a passionate advocate for public outreach and he regularly contributes to public lecture programmes and podcast series. He also works as a consultant for television and film projects.