jan peder lamm born october is a swedish archaeologist he received his phd in from the university of stockholm for a dissertation about a migration period elite cemetery near drottningholm lamm taught archaeology at the university of stockholm in the s and then worked until retirement as head curator for the swedish iron age at the museum of national antiquities in stockholm he is a member of the editorial board behind the journal fornv nnen and has taken active part in the helg project since the s