Born 1957 in Karlskrona. BA in archaeology, medieval archaeology and ethnology. From 1981 to 1991 affiliated to contract archaeology at museums in Lund and Sigtuna. Connected to the Institute of archaeology and ancient history since 1992 as Ph. D-student, teacher and scholar. Defended my thesis "Guests in the House. Cultural transmisson between Slavs and Scandinavians 900 to 1300 AD" in 2001. My research is directed towards social identity, ethnicity, cultural identity and cultural transmission. Main interests are connected to medieval urban culture. Specialized on mobile material culture, with emphasis on ceramics.

Together with professor Torbjörn Ahlström, I am responsible for investigations at the Iron Age central place Uppåkra.

At the institute, I lecture on historical archaeology.