GIS-material for the archaeological project: Burial and settlement area in Hästholmen

SND-ID: snd2027-1. Version: 1.1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/001714

Citation

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Östergötland County Museum, Archaeology department

Research principal

Uppsala University - Archaeology department rorId

Description

The information in the abstract is translated from the archaeological report:
By request of Ödeshög municipality, the County Museum of Östergötland performed a field evaluation of the property Hästholmen 7:1, during August and September 2009. The evaluation took place within the burial and settlement area RAÄ 236. Approx. 270 features were discovered, consisting of graves, cultural layers and settlement features, of which five cremation graves, one inhumation grave and approx. 70 settlement features were excavated. Finds of pottery and iron and stone objects and were collected. There are two chronological phases, with the settlement remains dating to the Early bronze Age, and the graves dating to the Early Iron Age and the transition between the Pre-Roman and the Roman Iron Age.

Purpose:

The information in the purpose is translated from the archaeological report:
The purpose of the field evaluation was to describe the character, dating and extent of the archaeological remains, and to investigate the connection to other known ancient monuments in the vicinity. The result will be used as a bas

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The information in the abstract is translated from the archaeological report:
By request of Ödeshög municipality, the County Museum of Östergötland performed a field evaluation of the property Hästholmen 7:1, during August and September 2009. The evaluation took place within the burial and settlement area RAÄ 236. Approx. 270 features were discovered, consisting of graves, cultural layers and settlement features, of which five cremation graves, one inhumation grave and approx. 70 settlement features were excavated. Finds of pottery and iron and stone objects and were collected. There are two chronological phases, with the settlement remains dating to the Early bronze Age, and the graves dating to the Early Iron Age and the transition between the Pre-Roman and the Roman Iron Age.

Purpose:

The information in the purpose is translated from the archaeological report:
The purpose of the field evaluation was to describe the character, dating and extent of the archaeological remains, and to investigate the connection to other known ancient monuments in the vicinity. The result will be used as a basis for future decisions regarding the remnants by the County Administrative Board, and serve as guidance for the developer's planning.

The ZIP file consist of GIS files and an Access database with information about the excavations, findings and other metadata about the archaeological survey. Show less..

Data contains personal data

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Method and outcome
Data collection
  • Mode of collection: Field observation
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2009-08
  • Data collector: Östergötland County Museum, Archaeology department
Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden, Ödeshög Municipality, Västra Tollstad Parish

Geographic description: Östergötland, Västra Tollstad, Hästholmen 7:1

Lowest geographic unit

Parish

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Archaeology department

Identifiers

Intrasisprojekt: OLM2009007

Länsstyrelsens dnr för projektet: 431-4414-09

Producents dnr för projektet: 180/09

ProjektID: p509013

Topic and keywords

Research area

History (CESSDA Topic Classification)

History and archaeology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Archaeology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Keywords

Early iron age

Publications
Published: 2014-04-08
Last updated: 2016-10-06