My research focuses on the dynamic fields of conservation and heritage science. By advancing methods for preserving and studying material culture, I contribute to sustaining and transforming cultural identities, fostering a deeper understanding of both our past and present.

Chapter

• Lukesova, Hana (2025). Conservation Profession and Heritage Science. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2024). The reuse of a Middle Age cope from Stavanger Cathedral, Norway. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2022). Microscopy of Historical Textiles. (external link)
• Kuhn, Stephan; Lukešová, Hana (2019). A Norwegian chasuble from Spanish silk?. (external link)

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

• Frøysaker, Tine; Streeton, Noëlle Lynn Wenger; Lukesova, Hana et al. (2025). Interpreting and Misinterpreting the Appearances of Age in Two Painted Processional Banners. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana; Kutzke, Hartmut (2023). Understanding of old treatments: Oseberg textile artworks studied from the conservation perspective. (external link)
• Lukešová, Hana (2018). Application of the Herzog Test to Archaeological Plant Fibre Textiles. The possibilities and limits of polarized light microscopy.. (external link)
• Lukešová, Hana (2015). Old Fragments of Women's Costumes from the Viking Age - New Method for Identification. (external link)

Academic lecture

• Gigilashvili, Davit; George, Sony; Lukesova, Hana et al. (2024). A Puzzling Problem of the Viking Age Tapestry. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2024). Tracing alterations and indirect dating of heritage textiles. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2024). Teshemmin, her painted shroud and other textile remains from an Egyptian coffin. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana; Nordby, Camilla Celine (2024). Solving Microbiological Infestation on Arctic Cultural Heritage. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2024). Using Reflectance Transformation Imaging and High-Resolution Photography for In-depth Technical Analysis of Archaeological Textiles. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2024). From sample to a reliable result. Planning a fibre identification of a cultural heritage object.. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2024). Application of Analytical Tools on (Archaeological Textile) Heritage. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana; Kutzke, Hartmut (2023). Understanding of old treatments: Oseberg textile artworks studied from the conservation perspective. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2023). Solving Microbiological Infestation as part of Collection Management. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2023). Reflections on the development of archaeological textiles preservation in Europe. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2023). The development of the research on heritage textiles in Norway with a special focus on the Oseberg find and its conservation history. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2022). Middle Age Embroidery in Norway. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2022). The History of Textile Research in Norway. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2022). Material estimation, characterisation and fibre identification. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2022). First Aid and Packing of Archeological Textiles. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2021). Bridging Humanities and Natural Sciences through the Textile Research. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2021). Fibre identification of cultural heritage – optical versus electron microscopy. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2021). Microscopy and Fibre Identification. (external link)
• Lukešová, Hana (2019). Characterisation of hop fibres by optical microscopy. (external link)
• Lukešová, Hana (2018). Plant Fibre Identification by Optical Microscopy. (external link)
• Lukešová, Hana (2018). Historical textiles. Introduction to Fibre Identification by optical microscopy with the focus on plant material. (external link)
• Lukešová, Hana (2018). The use of micro tomography for museum purposes.. (external link)
• Lukešová, Hana (2017). Identifying Archaeological Plant Fiber Textiles by means of the Herzog test. Possibilities and limits of polarized light microscopy.. (external link)

Lecture

• Lukesova, Hana (2024). Conservation in Western Norway. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2023). Studying Heritage Textiles. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2022). Historical textiles and the material characterisation. (external link)
• Kutzke, Hartmut; Lukesova, Hana; Vedeler, Marianne (2022). TexRec – a project on studying and virtually reconstructing the Viking-age Oseberg tapestries. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2020). COST project: Europe Through Textiles: Network for an integrated and interdisciplinary Humanities. (external link)
• Lukešová, Hana (2019). Seeking comfort in the Viking Age – Identification of Archaeological Plant Fibre Textiles. (external link)
• Lukešová, Hana (2019). Identification of historical textiles. (external link)
• Lukešová, Hana (2018). Conservation of Historical Textiles. Part II.. (external link)
• Lukešová, Hana (2018). Changing views on conservation ethics - theory versus practice.. (external link)
• Lukešová, Hana (2018). Conservation of Historical Textiles. Part I.. (external link)
• Lukešová, Hana (2018). Historical Textiles in Museum Collections.. (external link)
• Lukešová, Hana (2017). Laser scanning confocal microscopy and micro tomography used for vizualisation of plant material. (external link)

Poster

• Wakefield, Jennifer; Jones, Chas; Lukesova, Hana et al. (2024). Archaeological woollen textiles in a fragile state: the potential of polysaccharide based consolidants. (external link)
• Wakefield, Jennifer; Flo, Line; Jones, Chas et al. (2024). Investigating Polysaccharide-based Consolidates for fragile archaeological woollen textiles. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2023). The Re-use of Middle Age Cope from the Stavanger Cathedral Analysing materials for authenticity proof. (external link)
• Dittrich, Barbara; Thomas, Tina-Marie; Lukesova, Hana et al. (2022). Bioinspired glues for the conservation of archaeological textile artefacts. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2021). Reducing a Pest Risk by Anoxic Treatments in Collection Management. (external link)
• Lukešová, Hana; Holst, Bodil (2018). Transmission electron microscopy - The nanoscale technology for tomorrow’s archaeology?. (external link)
• Lukešová, Hana; Palau, A.; Holst, Bodil (2015). Fibre Identification in Archaeology. (external link)

Editorial

• Margariti, Christina; Lukesova, Hana; Gomes, Francisco B. (2024). Advanced Analytical Techniques for Heritage Textiles. (external link)

Academic article

• Gigilashvili, Davit; Lukesova, Hana; Hardeberg, Jon Yngve (2024). Criteria for matching fragmented archaeological textiles: a survey. (external link)
• Gigilashvili, Davit; Lukesova, Hana; Gulbrandsen, Casper Fabian et al. (2023). Computational techniques for virtual reconstruction of fragmented archaeological textiles. (external link)
• Sarauw, Torben, Birk; Hadsund, Per Thorling; Lukesova, Hana (2023). The Hoard from Bækkedal in Northern Denmark and the Use of Two-Horse Teams in the Late Nordic Bronze Age. (external link)
• Jørgensen, Lise Bender; Moe, Dagfinn; Lukesova, Hana (2021). Viking Age textiles and tapestries drawn by Miranda Bødtker. (external link)
• Skoglund, Git; Holst, Bodil; Lukesova, Hana (2020). First experimental evidence of hop fibres in historical textiles. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana; Holst, Bodil (2020). Is Cross‐Section Shape a Distinct Feature in Plant Fibre Identification?. (external link)
• Piličiauskas, Gytis; Kluczynska, Grażyna; Kisielienė, Dalia et al. (2020). FISHERS OF THE CORDED WARE CULTURE IN THE EASTERN BALTIC. (external link)
• Lukešová, Hana; Andersen, Heidi Lie; Kolinova, M et al. (2018). Is It Hop? Identifying Hop Fibres in a European Historical Context. (external link)
• Lukešová, Hana; Palau, Adria Salvador; Holst, Bodil (2017). Identifying plant fibre textiles from Norwegian Merovingian Period and Viking Age graves: The Late Iron Age Collection of the University Museum of Bergen. (external link)
• Lukesova, Hana (2011). Fragmenter av kvinnedrakter fra vikingtiden : metode for identifikasjon av gamle tekstilfunn. (external link)

Academic literature review

• Lukesova, Hana; Holst, Bodil (2024). Identifying plant fibres in cultural heritage with optical and electron microscopy: how to present results and avoid pitfalls. (external link)
• Ulanowska, Agata; Gomes, Francisco; Iancu, Alina et al. (2022). EuroWeb COST Action CA 19131: Europe through Textiles. Network for an integrated and interdisciplinary Humanities. (external link)

Article in business/trade/industry journal

• Lukesova, Hana; Gleba, Margarita (2023). Textiles in Archaeology, Conservation, and Museology: Finding a Way Forward through Collaboration. (external link)

Doctoral dissertation

• Lukesova, Hana; Holst, Bodil (2021). Fibres in Heritage Objects : Identification and Characterisation by Imaging Techniques. (external link)

Report

• Lukesova, Hana; Gomes, Francisco; Ulanowska, Agata et al. (2021). Gender and Inclusiveness Survey Report. (external link)

Interview

• Lukešová, Hana (2019). Undervisning av konserveringsvitenskap i Norge: intervju med førsteamanuensis Francesco Caruso. (external link)
• Lukešová, Hana (2018). Portrettintervju med Elena Platania. (external link)
• Holst, Bodil; Lukešová, Hana; Bergstrøm, Ida (2017). Vikingene brukte undertøy av lin. (external link)

Popular scientific book

• Andersen, Heidi Lie; Aslaksen, Knut Olav; Engevik, Asbjørn et al. (2017). Årbok for Universitetsmuseet i Bergen 2017: Samlinger. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.

Lukešová H. 2015. Old Fragments of Women’s Costumes from the Viking Age – New Method for Identification. In: K. Grömer and F.Pritchard (eds.) 2015: Aspects of the Design, Production and Use of Textiles and Clothing from the Bronze Age to the Early Modern Era. NESAT XII. The North European Symposium for Archaeological Textiles, 21^st – 24^th May 2014 in Hallstatt, Austria. Archaeolingua Main Series 33. 145-154.

Lukešová H. 2011. Fragmenter fra kvinnedrakter fra Vikingtiden – Metode for identifikasjon av gamle tekstilfunn. In: Viking LXXIV, 149-164

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Survey of textiles and leather/fur objects from the Early Iron Age Collection.

Historic tapestries and textiles from the collection of Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague - conservation and presentation. An EU project in collaboration with the Museum of Applied Arts in Prague and University Museum of Bergen (EHP-CZ06-OV-1-038-2014)