Previous Archaeological Excavations along the 'Ostlänken' Railway Corridor 1965-2012: Fifteen Kilometers of Ancient History Beneath the Motorway

The ZIP file contains three Shape files with information on trenches and features, and a map in GeoTIFF format. The excavation covered the northern part of a late Iron Age cemetery. 28 graves were found on the investigated area, seven of which were probable inhumations. High phosphate levels were surveyed in a field beside the cemetery, but no traces of prehistoric activity were found. Settlement remains in the shape of hearths and fire-cracked stones were however found underneath the graves.

Data contains personal data

Language

Swedish

Method and outcome

Time period(s) investigated

Late iron age

Data format / data structure

Still image

Geospatial

Type of archaeological investigation

Archaeological excavation

Type of archaeological remains

Settlement remains, other, Burial ground, Hearth

Data collection

Data collection 1

Mode of collection: Field observation
Description of the mode of collection: Digitalisering och georeferering av analoga ritningar och planer.
Time period(s) for data collection: 1979-09-03 – 1979-09-28
Data collector: Swedish National Heritage Board

Data collection 2

Mode of collection: Field observation
Description of the mode of collection: Digitalisering och georeferering av analoga ritningar och planer.
Time period(s) for data collection: 1980-06-13 – 1980-08-15
Data collector: Swedish National Heritage Board

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Trosa Municipality, Västerljung Parish

Geographic description: Along the E4 motorway through Västerljung and Trosa-Vagnhärad parishes.

Lowest geographic unit

Parish

Highest geographic unit

County (NUTS3)

Administrative information

Identifiers

Organisationens dnr för undersökningen: 3403/78

ProjektID: p479002

ProjektID: 479002

RAÄ-nr: Trosa-Vagnhärad 25:1

Topic and keywords

Research area

History (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Archaeology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Keywords

Late iron age

Publications

Wigren, Sonja & Öström, Kerstin (1986). Femton kilometer forntid under motorvägen: fornlämningar från bronsålder till medeltid i Trosa-Vagnhärads, Västerljungs och Lästringe socknar i Södermanland : arkeologiska undersökningar 1979-1981. Archaeological report 1984:30. Stockholm: Riksantikvarieämbetet
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Published: 2014-09-22

Last updated: 2020-01-24