In 2004, Karlskrona Municipality started a water treatment project at Johannishusåsen in Ronneby Municipality. In connection with this, Blekinge Museum was given the opportunity to carry out archaeological excavations along the route of the pipeline. A previously unknown and unexpectedly rich Iron Age settlement was discovered in the village of Västra Vång (see here where Våstra Vång is) .Traces of houses and craft areas were found on the village's farmland, indicating a presence on the site from at least the Roman Iron Age to the Viking Age. At the same time, on the smaller mound in the centre of the settlement, a small bronze mask image from the Celtic cultural area was found (see the model here), which could be dated to the time around the birth of Christ. In the following years, further investigations were carried out, both in the settlement as a whole and soon on the hill. The archaeological methods used were varied and had different objectives. However, the overall aim has been to create an overall picture of the Västra Vång site in the long term. In addition, they will eventually place the site in relation to the contemporary landscape as well as the neighbouring regions and their cultural spheres.
The working methods still used at Vång document all kinds of traces of the human presence. This involves classifying, dating and interpreting the finds, as well as relating them to each other and to the detailed environment in which they were found. During the work, similarities and differences emerge both within Vång and in comparison with completely different settlement and burial environments. In the part of the Vång settlement that lies on arable land, extensive work has been carried out with metal detectors and magnetometers. An excavator was used to level the surface, after which mapping and partial investigation of the excavated cultural layers and extensive dry sifting of the topsoil could take place. Because the cultural environment on the hill itself is so well preserved and has gradually been shown to contain almost unique finds and remains, the choice of archaeological method here was made with particular care. The evaluation of what the environment has to say is based primarily on careful hand excavation. Each new phase of work is undertaken only after the results of the previous phase have been compiled, evaluated and formally reported.
Has representation https://omeka.ht.lu.se/s/vastra-vang/item/3502 VV2021 Hill (3D model) Has component https://omeka.ht.lu.se/s/vastra-vang/item/4067 1. Vångakullen and archaeology https://omeka.ht.lu.se/s/vastra-vang/item/4069 2. Vångakullen and archaeology. The methods https://omeka.ht.lu.se/s/vastra-vang/item/4118 3. Vångakullen and archaeology. Interpreting the remains https://omeka.ht.lu.se/s/vastra-vang/item/4121 4. Vångakullen and archaeology. Complexity of the excavation https://omeka.ht.lu.se/s/vastra-vang/item/4276 5. Vångakullen and archaeology. Reconstructing the puzzle https://omeka.ht.lu.se/s/vastra-vang/item/4281 6. Vångakullen and archaeology. The importance of analysing the finds Place is defined by EPSG:3006 AdditionalProperty https://omeka.ht.lu.se/s/vastra-vang/item/4066 Vångakullen scene 1 Investigation site Västra Vång Latitude shift 6235000 Longitude shift 526000 Model measure unit meter --