Conference: Advances in Sámi Archaeology – ‘Things Should Never Rest – Something Must Always Be Happening’

about 50 archaeologists, mostly from Norway, Sweden and Finland, specialized in Sámi archaeology, gathered at Silvermuseet/INSARC in Árjepluovve (Sw.Arjeplog) for the three-day conference entitled 'Advances in Sámi Archaeology' (ASA).The ASA conference of 2022 was held in the spirit Dr Einar Wallquist, who founded Silvermuseet in 1965, and whose motto was 'Things should never restsomething must always be happening' (author's translation from Swedish: Det får aldrig stå stilla, det måste alltid hända någonting).The idea behind the conference was first and foremost to create a platform for archaeologists and researchers to discuss Sámi archaeology.This was the second time that the conference was held, and with the great interest shown, there is an obvious need for archaeologists specialized in Sámi archaeology to gather on a regular basis to share thoughts and knowledge on new research projects or finds to develop the field.