GIS-material for the archaeological project: Scramasax, settlement and graves in Skälstad
type: Dataset
description: The information in the abstract is translated from the archaeological report: During 2005 a preliminary investigation and a subsequent final excavation were performed on the archaeological sites RAÄ 1, 15 and 133 within the property Skälstad 1:2, Kvillinge parish in Norrköping. In the north-east part of the excavation area three rune stones are situated, of which one might stand in its original location. No features or finds were discovered nearby the rune stones, because the ground was very disturbed by cables and trenches. Earlier surveys have shown that the settlement site RAÄ 113 and the burial ground RAÄ 15 date to two separate time periods, namely the Early Iron Age and the Vendel era (Late Germanic Iron Age), and that the burial ground has to distinct main datings - the early and the late Vendel era. The excavation showed that one of the graves could be as old as from the late Migration period. The youngest dating from the burial ground was Viking age. No activities older than the settlement site, that is Early Iron Age, have been discovered. Probably the settlement site was turned into a burial site quite fast after the settlement had been deserted. The parts of the investigation area that could probably had been connected to the settlement were excluded from development and thus not investigated more thoroughly. Only a few artefacts were found, which can be explained by the heavy ploughing carried out since the previous surveys. In one of the fire layers a relatively well-preserved scramasax was found. The dating of the sword corresponds with the dating of the cremation graves, and also shows that there were persons with special attributes living in the district during the Vendel era. The odd placing of the artefact suggests that the burial ceremony has been both complicated and probably very symbolic. Another observation is that well-preserved finds can be discovered underneath the over-ploughed features and deep down in the clay. Purpose: The information …
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creator: Swedish National Heritage Board, UV Öst
date modified: 2026-08-21
date published: 2014-04-11
language: Swedish
is part of: https://doi.org/10.5878/000576
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keywords: Archaeology
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keywords: Fieldwork archive
keywords: Iron Age
publisher: Uppsala University
spatial coverage: Sweden
spatial coverage: Norrköping Municipality
spatial coverage: Kvillinge Parish
temporal coverage: -0499/1050
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Norrköping Municipality
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Kvillinge Parish
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