Looking skin-deep into the medieval literary culture in Finland

Our four-year project has officially launched!

Using an innovative, non-invasive sampling technique called, we're already collecting the first samples from these precious documents. These samples via ZooMS (Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry) will reveal their secret: what animal species were used to create the parchment. This detective work will let us peek into the past like never before. Stay tuned for discoveries as we bring history to life, one page at a time!