Klavs Randsborg (28 February 1944 – 13 November 2016) was a Danish archaeologist.[1][2] He was Professor of World Archaeology at the University of Copenhagen, where he spent most of his academic life. He was also at times Visiting Professor at various British, Dutch and German universities, as well as Washington University in St. Louis.[3]
Randsborg was considered one of the world's leading figures in Scandinavian and world archaeology.[1] He is best known for his research on the Nordic Bronze Age and Viking Age in Denmark. Throughout his career, Randsborg conducted archaeological excavations in the United States, Europe and Africa. From 1984 he was the editor of the archaeological journal Acta Archaeologica.[2]
Randsborg died on 13 November 2016 at the age of 72.[2]
