Arkeologidagen (Swedish word) or Day of Archaeology is an annual
event in Sweden, celebrating its 25th consecutive year. All over
Sweden the National Heritage board, the County museums and other
excavating companies, foundations and universities shows part of
their work for the public, usually by opening up an excavation-
site to the public, by giving lectures or by giving tours. This
year Day of Archaeology is on Sunday August 26th . In
Östergötland County you can visit the excavations at Linköpings
castle where Östergötland museum are excavating a tower
foundation, dated to ca 1100-1300 AD (read more here) or visit
the excavations done by the National Heritage board, UV Öst, at
Askeby monastery (read more here). In Norrköping Stiftelsen
Kulturmiljövård opens up the excavation site at the quarter
Mjölnaren where parts of the medieval and historic part of the
town is excavted (read more here). Another event in Norrköping
is held by the rock art museum Himmelstalund that gives guided
tours of the rock art area