How can Greenlandic ice cores and tree rings help solve the mystery of the “sun stones” from Bornholm’s Neolithic period? What can DNA analyses of skeletons in passage graves tell us about the sudden disappearance of Stone Age farmers in Northern Europe? How can research into past cultural landscapes inform the green transition today? And what can Denmark’s climate 17–15 million years ago teach us about the future?

October 1st, the Natural History Museum of Denmark presented Vindue til Fortiden (Window to the Past), an evening bringing together four researchers to share new discoveries from the past.

As one of the invited speakers, Mette Løvschal presented her research on how ancient communities shaped and maintained shared landscapes, from heathlands to grazing areas, and how this knowledge can inform today’s green transition.

The event was part of the Natural History Museum of Denmark's Vin & Videnskab series. You can find the full event programme here (in Danish).