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Anna Tornberg is a Researcher and Lecturer in Historical Osteology at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Lund University, within The Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology. She completed her PhD in May 2018 with a thesis examining how human diet and health was affected by agropastoral intensification in the latest Stone Age and Early Bronze Age in southern Sweden.
Her research focuses on various aspects of health in past populations, with special interests in:
- Trauma and violence
- Care practices and the Bioarchaeology of Disability
- Oral health
- Stature and demography
- Paleopathology
Chronologically and geographically, her work centers on Neolithic and Bronze Age southern Scandinavia, with expansions into Central Europe, Greece, and later periods. Current projects include analyzing violence patterns in the south Scandinavian Late Middle Neolithic and conducting bioarchaeological investigations of a Late Neolithic gallery grave from Selje in western Norway.
Her recent publications demonstrate consistent research output with methodological innovation in bioarchaeology, particularly through interdisciplinary approaches to skeletal analysis. Her work shows progression from specific case studies to broader demographic and societal interpretations.
Dr. Tornberg has received recognition for her work:
- Nils Karlebys stiftelse för Skånsk kultur och historia (2019)
She has extensive teaching experience since 2012, having supervised numerous bachelor's and master's theses and served as course coordinator for various archaeology and historical osteology courses. She is actively involved in multiple research projects including 'Mot levda liv' (ongoing since 2024), 'Osteology Analysis Service' (since 2009), and 'Targeting violence' (active), with previous work on 'Violence and Warfare in the Nordic Corded Ware Complex' (2021-2024).
Dr. Tornberg maintains an active presence in academic service with significant contributions to peer review, conference organization, and scholarly networks as evidenced by her 41 documented academic activities.
