Öggestorps åkrar

Abstract

The Öggestorp area in south central Sweden has been subject to a fair amount of rescue archaeological excavations. It is one of the most excavated parishes in northern Småland. The remains are mostly from the Preroman and Roman Iron Ages. The distinguishing features are graves and agricultural remains. Agricultural remains are notoriously difficult to date in a convincing way. When recently carrying out a major excavation the dating of agricultural remains was one of the focuses. OSL dating of entrapped sediments was carried out with fairly convincing results. Two major phases can be identified in the use of the agricultural remains at Öggestorp. The first was the establishment and primary use in the Preroman and Roman Iron Ages. The second occurs in Medieval times and the Renaissance. A short discussion on the issue of conditions in rescue archaeology with special emphasis on methodological development is also carried out.