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GIS-material for the archaeological project: A Bronze and Iron Age settlement in Veta - Mantorp

https://doi.org/10.5878/001423

The information in the abstract is translated from the archaeological report: Due to a new local plan within the property Veta 5:5 and others in Mantorp, Mjölby municipality, the Swedish National Heritage Board's Contract Archaeology Service, UV Öst, performed an assessment (phase 2) and a field evaluation in 2004. A total of 75 features were found, such as hearths, post holes, pits and ard marks. The remains have got a temporary registration number; UV 4, Vera parish. Iron Age pottery and burnt clay was also found as well as remains of several settlement and agricultural layers overlying each other and disturbed by ploughing. Features were also found underneath these layers. The dating of six features show that the remains cover, at least, a time span from the early Bronze Age to the Migration Period. Purpose: The information in the purpose is translated from the archaeological report: The purpose of the assessment (stage 2) was to determine whether any archaeological remains were going to be affected by the development. The purpose of the field evaluation was to delimit the settlement and cultivation areas, to determine their scientific potential and to find out if there are any other prehistoric or historical remains within the area. The ZIP file consist of GIS files and an Access database with information about the excavations, findings and other metadata about the archaeological survey.

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Uppsala University