The hottest archaeological finds of the summer - YLE

Archaeologist Jan Fast's work involves a great deal of radio and TV interviews, especially in the summer. The media was particularly interested in the clay idols found at the Jokiniemi excavation in the summer of 2014. Reporter Marja Sannikka from Yle morning-TV interviews Jan Fast. (First broadcast August 12, 2014. In Finnish.)

By Written by Riitta-Ilona Hurmerinta. Translated by Johanna Spoof. Revised by John Calton.

Jan Fast

Born June 24, 1962, Helsinki

MA 2013 (archaeology), University of Helsinki

1997–2014 Public archaeology excavation projects, exhibitions, lecturing, teaching
1990–1997 Heureka Science Park
1986–1990 Archaeological fieldwork for Finland's National Board of Antiquities

Research areas: prehistoric Finland, conflict archaeology of World War II in Finland

Publications: Several articles on archaeology for upper secondary school history textbooks as well as various publications and papers. Autobiography “I arkeologens fotspår” ('In the footsteps of an archaeologist ') to be published in 2016.

Important research projects: The Stone Age habitat in Jokiniemi, Vantaa and “Deutsches Lager Hanko 1942–1944” ('Hanko German camp') as a part of a larger conflict archaeology research project “Hankoniemi varuskunta- ja sotatoimialueena 1940–1945” ('Hankoniemi as a garrison and military zone, 1940–1945').

Written by Jan Fast and Riitta-Ilona Hurmerinta (ed.)
Translated by John Calton