Trinitatis investigation site
Rescue excavations by Kulturens Museum in the St. Clemens block, along Kattesund, from 1982-1984 (Nilsson, 1985). The 82-84 excavations uncovered the Trinitatis stone church (established 1050 CE) and an earlier stave church to the Northwest that is predecessor to the stone church (990-1050 CE) (Nilsson, 1985). The church, in its multiple iterations, and the cemetery were in use continuously from the time of Lund’s establishment in 990 CE through to the reformation in 1536 CE. Two stave churches adjacent to Trinitatis have also been identified (Blomqvist and Mårtensson, 1963; Mårtensson, 1976; Nilsson, 1985). These are the Kattesund church to the east and the Drottens church to the south, both in use ca.1050-1100 CE. These churches are proposed to have served different segments of the population than Trinitatis during this period (Cinthio, 2002). 3126 graves have been documented at Trinitatis, which includes all those buried in the cemetery around the stave church and the later stone church, as well as those buried in the floor of the stone church during the High (1100-1300 CE) and Late Middle Ages (1300-1536 CE). 320 graves haven documented in the Kattesund cemetery and 130 in the cemetery around Drottens (Arcini, 1999: 48). See notes and comments for full references.