Järnåldersbebyggelsen vid Västra Porten/Smällen
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.58323/insi.v12.13225Keywords:
Burial, Bronze Age, Settlement, Iron Age, Viking periodAbstract
Archaeological excavations have been conducted on several occasions in recent years close to the burial ground Västra Porten/Smällen, Ytterby parish. The University of Gothenburg has combined research-oriented studies and actions with seminar excavations at the site. In surveys, the remains of 17 prehistoric houses have been found. The buildings date from the late Bronze Age to the Vendel period. Analysis shows that farming was a main source of income for the residents. The early Iron Age settlement might be characterised as part of a village. There was a short break in the settlement during the early Roman Iron Age. After what probably was an organizational change, the settlement reappeared in another shape in the later Iron Age. During this era, a large hall building was raised. This shows that the place had great economic and social status during the Migration Period and onwards.
It is still uncertain what happened to the established Viking settlement.
Downloads
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Authors contributing to In Situ Archaeologica agree to publish their articles under a Creative Commons License. This gives third party different rights to use the material under certain conditions. These rights is defined by which license the article is published and it is the third partly responsibility to ensure that the license is fullfilled in any re-use of the material. Authors always retain copyright of their work and any re-use of the material presumes that appropriate credit is given the author, a link is provided to the license, and any changes made are clearly indicated.
