Margareta Biörnstad
| Margareta Biörnstad | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Margareta Sköld June 23, 1928 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation |
Archaeologist National Antiquarian |
Margareta Biörnstad (born 23 May 1928), is a Swedish archaeologist. She was Sweden's first female National Antiquarian (riksantikvarie) in 1987–93.
Biörnstad, born Sköld in , is the daughter of former Swedish Minister for Defence Per Edvin Sköld and Edit Persson. She is sister to former Chief of the Army Nils Sköld and former Marshal of the Realm Per Sköld. In 1952, she married Arne Biörnstad (1924–2012). As of 2016[update], she is residing in Stockholm.
She got her fil.lic. degree in archaeology in 1955, and in 1992, she received an honorary doctorate from the Chalmers University of Technology. In 1951, she started working at the Swedish National Heritage Board and the Swedish History Museum, where she was Head Antiquarian in 1972-87, and in 1987 she became Sweden's first female National Antiquarian, a position she held until 1993.
In 1967-75, Biörnstad was a member of the Museum and Exhibition Expert Committee (1965 års musei- och utställningssakkunniga, MUS 65). The project caused much debate and resulted in giving increased responsibility to the County Administrative Boards for the counties' local cultural heritage. She was also a member of the Humanities and Social Science Research Council (Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga forskningsrådet (HSFR)) as well as a board member of the Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design. During her time as National Antiquarian, infrastructure in Stockholm as well as other parts of Sweden went through major changes. Biörnstad became instrumental in recording, preserving and preventing destruction of archaeological sites and cultural heritage as water power was expanded and new railways were constructed.
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