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GIS-material for the archaeological project: An archaeological line project in western Östergötland, part 2

SND-ID: SND 2002

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Swedish National Heritage Board, UV Öst

Description

The information in the abstract is translated from the archeological report:
The report is a supplementary part 2, which continues a series of reports of the archaeological investigations carried out in connection with the proposed double-track between Motala and Mjölby in western Östergötland. For the antiquarian and archaeological context and on the overall problem areas, see the report "An archaeological line project in western Östergötland" (see SND 2000). The newly made archaeological work included field assessment of Landstorp (agrarian remains, graves and an old road) and in Russingtorp (settlement from Early Neolithic and Early Bronze Age) and in Skänninge town (Middle Ages). In Lycketorp a trial excavation was made at a possible settlement site and of hollow ways.

Purpose:

The information in the purpose is translated from the archeological report:
The aim of the field evaluation was to assess the character, extent and scope of the settlement remains found, and to date these for an upcoming excavation. An additional objective was to determine whether unmarked or ploughed down graves

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Language

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

Uppsala University

Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method and time period

Time period(s) investigated

New / Younger stone age – Bronze age

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden, Motala Municipality, Mjölby Municipality, Fivelstad Parish, Mjölby Parish, Motala Parish, Skänninge Parish, Västra Stenby Parish

Geographic description: Östergötland, Motala-Mjölby, Russingstorp omr 8

Lowest geographic unit

Parish

Topic and keywords

Research area

History and Archaeology, Archaeology (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

neolithic, bronze age

Publications
Dataset
An archaeological line project in western Östergötland

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Associated documentation

Description

The ZIP file consist of GIS files and an Access database with information about the excavations, findings and other metadata about the archaeological survey.

Version 1.1

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Citation

Swedish National Heritage Board, UV Öst. Uppsala University (2014). An archaeological line project in western Östergötland. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.1. https://doi.org/10.5878/001690

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Data format / data structure

Geospatial

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Swedish National Heritage Board, UV Öst

Keywords

neolithic, bronze age

Time period(s) investigated

New / Younger stone age – Bronze age

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Field observation
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2000
  • Data collector: Swedish National Heritage Board

Type of archaeological remains

Soil mark , Gutter , Soot-filled pits

Intrasisprojekt

AO20004

Länsstyrelsens dnr för projektet

220-3775-00

Producents dnr för projektet

423-1891-2000

ProjektID

p0500002

Published: 2012-06-13
Last updated: 2016-10-05