Overview
- The Moesgaard Museum announced late June 2026 that excavations uncovered a manufacturing complex of more than 100,000 square meters near Søften focused on textile production.
- Archaeologists have identified about 80 to 84 semi‑subterranean houses that appear to have served as combined workshops and dwellings.
- Systematic digs that began in August 2025 have reached roughly 60 percent complete and are scheduled to finish this month.
- Excavators recovered textile tools and processing features such as loom weights, spindle whorls and linen installations alongside silver coins, glass beads and metal tools, which point to production for external markets.
- Planned pollen studies and radiocarbon dating will refine the site’s chronology and the types of fabrics made, and researchers say the find strengthens the view of Viking communities as organized producers linked to regional and international trade.