Previous archaeological investigations along the 'Ostlänken' Railway Corridor 1965-2012: Överjärna 53:1 and Överjärna 200

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Swedish National Heritage Board

Research principal

Uppsala University

Description

Not available.

Purpose:

Due to planned development related to the E4 motorway between Vagnhärad and Järna interchange, a grave site, registered as monument 53 in Överjärna parish, was investigated archaeologically. According to the antiquities register, the grave site was about 90m x 20m and contained five ancient remains, consisting of 2 mounds and three round stone circles. A stone wall system composed of six stone walls was removed in 1980 in connection with the grave site Överjärna 53:1

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Language

Swedish

Method and outcome

Time period(s) investigated

Late bronze age – Late iron age

Data format / data structure

Geospatial

Type of archaeological investigation

Archaeological excavation

Type of archaeological remains

Agrarian remains, Burial ground

Data collection

Data collection 1

Mode of collection: Field observation
Time period(s) for data collection: 1980 – 1980
Data collector: Swedish National Heritage Board

Data collection 2

Mode of collection: Compilation/Synthesis
Time period(s) for data collection: 2014 – 2014
Data collector: Uppsala university, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Södertälje Municipality, Överjärna Parish

Geographic description: On a non-arable outcrop on a steep south and the east slope next to a mountain side.

Lowest geographic unit

Parish

Highest geographic unit

Parish

Administrative information

Identifiers

Organisationens dnr för undersökningen: 2281/80

ProjektID: p180001

ProjektID: 180001

RAÄ-nr: Överjärna 53:1, Överjärna 200

Topic and keywords

Research area

History (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Archaeology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Keywords

Late bronze age, Early iron age, Late iron age

Publications

Published: 2017-03-30

Last updated: 2017-04-04