Landsjö 2015 - Images and finds list
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description: Archaeological investigations conducted during July 2015 in Landsjö, Kimstad Parish, Östergötland demonstrated that the steep outer bailey at Landsjö has never been a defensible structure, but was either never finished or never intended to offer anything more than an imposing facade to the west. The investigations also revealed rich artefact finds within the castle bailey's perimeter. Trenches were opened within two buildings abutting the western wall, and a sandy mount across the dry moat south of the castle was also investigated. The latter seems to be composed entirely of spoil from the digging of the moat, and yielded knapped quartz and two sherds of prehistoric pottery. The probable home of an 18th century smallholding was also discovered. Four trenches on the castle islet also revealed 25 medieval potsherds, with a majority of Early Red glazed ware Sw. äldre rödgods, dating to the period c. 1250-1350. The few sherds of other wares also fit nicely in this interval. The pottery’s dates agree both with the written sources for Landsjö and with the dates of the six coins found dur­ing the excavations. The dissemination folder includes 258 images of the archaeological investigation, a csv file documenting these images, and an excavation report in pdf format.
alternate name: Excavations in 2015 at Landsjö Castle in Kimstad Parish, Östergötland, Sweden.
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creative work status: completed
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creator: Umeå University
creator: Martin Rundkvist
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  affiliation: Umeå University
  family name: Rundkvist
  given name: Martin
date modified: 2026-08-21
date published: 2016-11-09
language: English
is part of: https://doi.org/10.5878/002860
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keywords: Archaeology
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keywords: Middle Neolithic
keywords: Middle Ages
keywords: Neolithic
keywords: 18th century
keywords: ceramics
publisher: Umeå University
spatial coverage: Kimstad Parish
temporal coverage: -3299/-2399
temporal coverage: 1050/1520
temporal coverage: 1700/1799
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Umeå University
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department: Department of historical, philosophical and religious Studies

English
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HISTORY
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Kimstad Parish
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