THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS

"The Archaeologists" is a story about the past, present and future. In the tension between thoughts and interpretations, historical and personal truth, professional and private life, a tug-of-war between four archaeologists is played out. 

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We meet four archaeologists at a congress in Iceland. There is Clara (55), guest professor at the University of Akureyri, there is Unn (35), excavation manager with knowledge of the latest methods in technology, there is the glass expert Bjørn (55) who lives in the USA, and Andreas (55) who is head of the Oseberg center in Vestfold. These four meet in the conference hall, but are later also drawn out into the Icelandic landscape, to find answers related to the image of a pearl that Clara has received.

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In the nature, the four archaeologists are confronted with a large find of jewelery and pearls, and the remains of what turns out to be a woman. The special thing about the find is that the woman was not buried, but was actually found dead amongst stones in the mountain.

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For each of the four, this finding raises fundamental questions related to their work as researchers, and not least in relation to life and relationships with other people. Who knows the truth? Can multiple interpretations exist in parallel, as in art, or is our common history subject to a demand for truth? Through strong encounters with each other, nature and history, the four are forced to take new positions on how they live and think.

With "The Archaeologists", Teigen once again went across the established theatrical hierarchy. The only thing she brought to her first meeting with the actors was a story about a man's excitement to join his archaeologist friend at work. Based on this, she developed an exciting scenic and professional thriller that revealed layer upon layer the characters' relationship to history and reality.​

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