av Lars | nov 18, 2013 | News
Below you can explore a map with Sven Hedin’s route and camps from 1906 in red and our own route and camps from 2013 in yellow. Use the navigation tools in the upper right corner of the map to zoom and pan the map. The camps will appear on the map when you zoom...
av Lars | nov 16, 2013 | News
On November 14th Håkan Wahlquist was awarded with the Hedin medal in gold by The Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography (SSAG) for his contributions on the history of science and anthropology of Central- and South Asia, especially for his research on Sven...
av Lars | jul 23, 2013 | News, Press releases
PRESSMEDDELANDE FÖR OMEDELBAR PUBLICERING Svensk/Iranskt team korsar östra Irans öknar i upptäckaren Sven Hedins fotspår Expedition finansierad av National Geographic Society dokumenterar förändringar i Iran de senaste 100 åren STOCKHOLM (23 juli, 2013)—Ett team...
av Lars | jun 20, 2013 | Blog, News
Yesterday I went to Stockholm together with Mattias Jaktlund to visit the Military Archives of Sweden, a department of the National Archives of Sweden. Jaktlund is the manager of a joint Norwegian and Swedish project developing and managing the cultural heritage...
av Lars | jun 9, 2013 | Blog, News
After a month in the deserts of Iran it felt really good to wet my kayak today. I just got back from my first creekboating run of the year. Together with Stefan, Hedin-team member, and our friend Ante Danielsson from Östersund we paddled Vålån, a class IV section...
av shproject | jun 3, 2013 | News
After crossing the Dasht-e Kavir we arrived at the first village on the other side. This small oasis is called Arusun and after spending three days in the horrible and lifeless salt desert it was like arriving to a paradise. It was fantastic to see all these palm...
