Hembyse Archeologie

12/06/2026

One of the very common UXO finds on WW1 (Ypres Salient, the Somme, ...) battlefields is the shrapnel shell. It consists of a cast iron/steel projectile filled with lead shot, which is projected onto the target by means of a charge of black powder in the base of the shell, ignited by a flash from a time fuze through a flash tube. Often we find all parts of the exploded shell forced into the soil. Sometimes, when the time fuze was set incorrectly, the round ends up in the ground on ignition, leaving an archaeological soil feature with a cluster of shot and some remains of the shell. (with 360survey)

11/06/2026

The Iron Harvest of the Somme ☠️☠️💀💀 (with 360survey)

09/06/2026

UXO survey on the battlefield of the SOMME ! We're in France, working our way through the first phase of a large UXO survey 💪 (with 360survey & Van Eycken Trans)

06/06/2026

Never forget the war, even though it fades into legend, into silent monuments. It fades into the distance, but it should never really go quiet.

01/06/2026

Client: "Oh, archaeology, huh. But this site was used as a dump site, ya know." Well.... Yes it was, it was indeed 🤢🤮

31/05/2026

For Archeologiedagen 2026 we performed an evocation of a prehistoric (Bronze Age and Iron Age) cremation. We wanted authentic smells and sounds and for the occasion, so we had created a smelly co**se (with free flies and beetles) and a replica of a Bronze Age urn. (with: IOED de Merode & Deuoxtonion vzw).

31/05/2026

28/05/2026

(sound on) Did it crack ? Nope, it rings like a bell 🤩 We have been commissioned to make a replica of a Bronze Age (Urnfield) urn and the result is quite nice 😎

26/05/2026

Small UXO survey on the scorching hot plateau of Eben Emael fortress 🥵🥵 (with 360survey)

25/05/2026

During the weekend we attended the 11th edition of the Bealtaine festival in Neihaischen (Luxemburg), for Iron Age living history with Carui Teuta. We presented sprang and prehistoric pottery firing 😎