GIS-material for the archaeological project: A medieval charcoal production pit at Grebo Prästgård - House construction next to Grebo vicarage

The information in the abstract is translated from the archaeological report: Due to planned construction of houses, the Swedish National Heritage Board's contract archaeology division, UV Öst, has performed a preliminary investigation of the site UV 4:1, Grebo parish, Åtvidaberg municipality. In connection with this, the site UV 4:2 has also been delimited. Several archaeological sites in the area were known from earlier surveys. Because of an expansion of the planned development area, another preliminary investigation was made in Melskog 1:1, where a settlement was discovered. A charcoal production pit, dated to 1290-1410 AD, was excavated within UV 4:1. This whole area has constituted an iron production site, but since the site to a high level is damaged by modern earthworks, no further excavation is suggested. At the edge of UV 4:2, an area with graves disturbed by ploughing, trenches were dug to delimit the site to the south and west. The site has not been excavated. The remains within Melskog 1:1 consist of leached features as well as distinct hearths and cultural layers. Among the finds are prehistoric pottery and worked quartz and flint. Due to the borders of the development area, the site could not be delimited to the south and east. Purpose: The information in the purpose is translated from the archaeological report: The purpose of the preliminary investigation was to determine the type, character, age and extent of the archaeological sites UV 4:1 and Melskog 1:1. The results of the investigation were to form the basis of future decisions by the County Administrative Board, regarding the archaeological remnants, and serve as guidance for the developer's future planning. As for UV 4:2, the specific aim was to delimit the remains to the south and south-east. The ZIP file consist of GIS files and an Access database with information about the excavations, findings and other metadata about the archaeological survey.