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

SND-ID: snd2070-1. Version: 1.1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/001803

Citation

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Swedish National Heritage Board, UV Öst

Research principal

Uppsala University rorId

Description

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 find

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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.

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Data contains personal data

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Language

Method and outcome

Time period(s) investigated

Data format / data structure

Type of archaeological remains

Settlement area, Charcoal production pit

Data collection

Data collection 1

  • Mode of collection: Field observation
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2005-04
  • Data collector: Swedish National Heritage Board, UV Öst

Data collection 2

  • Mode of collection: Field observation
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2006-06
  • Data collector: Swedish National Heritage Board, UV Öst
Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden, Åtvidaberg Municipality, Grebo Parish

Geographic description: Östergötland, Grebo, Grebo vicarage

Lowest geographic unit

Parish

Administrative information

Identifiers

Intrasisprojekt: AO2004137

Länsstyrelsens dnr för projektet: 431-18136-04

Länsstyrelsens dnr för projektet: jfr 431-9535-04, 431-8163-06

Producents dnr för projektet: 422-4216-2004

Producents dnr för projektet: 422-1968-2006

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Intrasisprojekt: AO2004137

Länsstyrelsens dnr för projektet: 431-18136-04

Länsstyrelsens dnr för projektet: jfr 431-9535-04, 431-8163-06

Producents dnr för projektet: 422-4216-2004

Producents dnr för projektet: 422-1968-2006

ProjektID: p505017

RAÄ-nr: Grebo 219

RAÄ-nr: Grebo 220

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Topic and keywords

Research area

History (CESSDA Topic Classification)

History and archaeology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Archaeology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Keywords

High medieval

Publications
Published: 2014-04-11
Last updated: 2016-07-12