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== Maglemose ==
From [[1894]], he was associated with the department of [[prehistory]] at the [[National Museum of Denmark]].
He led the excavation of an [[epipaleolithic]] settlement in ''Maglemose'' (literally ''big bog'') near [[GørlevHøng]] on [[Zealand]], for which the [[Maglemosian culture]] was named. The thorough investigation moved the first [[prehistory|prehistoric]] finds in Northern Europe 2,500 years back in time with respect to the [[Ertebølle culture]], then thought to be the oldest stratum. The place was brought to the attention of the [[National Museum of Denmark|National Museum]] by the local teacher ''M. J. Mathiassen'' in ''Mullerup''. Sarauw's excavations were followed up in 1915 when new finds were unearthed. This time, schoolmaster Mathiassen's son, [[Therkel Mathiassen]], then a student of [[archaeology]], and [[Lauge Koch]], then student of [[geology]] and son of the parish vicar in nearby ''Ubberup'', were appointed leaders.
== Swedish career ==
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