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Vallgravsfynden från Glimmingehus

Hansson, Martin LU orcid (2026) In Lund Studies in Historical Archaeology 23. p.99-104
Abstract (Swedish)
This paper, inspired by the writings of Mats Roslund, discusses the use of archaeological materials that were once collected without proper excavation and documentation techniques. The case study used is the material from the moats at the castle Glimmingehus, collected when the moats were emptied in the years 1935–1937. By today’s standards, the material has major shortcomings regarding documentation, but it is shown that it still can contribute to our understanding of life in the castle. It is possible to see that different types of artefacts ended up in different parts of the moats. While general household waste dominated in all the moats, weapon related artefacts were mostly found in the southern and western moats. Some kind of ‘system’... (More)
This paper, inspired by the writings of Mats Roslund, discusses the use of archaeological materials that were once collected without proper excavation and documentation techniques. The case study used is the material from the moats at the castle Glimmingehus, collected when the moats were emptied in the years 1935–1937. By today’s standards, the material has major shortcomings regarding documentation, but it is shown that it still can contribute to our understanding of life in the castle. It is possible to see that different types of artefacts ended up in different parts of the moats. While general household waste dominated in all the moats, weapon related artefacts were mostly found in the southern and western moats. Some kind of ‘system’ probably once existed regarding how different type of waste were treated. (Less)
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Glimmingehus, vallgrav, artefaktstudier, medeltid
host publication
Skärvor ur det förflutna : En vänbok till Mats Roslund - En vänbok till Mats Roslund
series title
Lund Studies in Historical Archaeology
editor
Hansson, Martin ; Ahlström, Torbjörn ; Bergqvist Rydén, Johanna ; Carelli, Peter ; Gustin, Ingrid ; Håkansson, Anders and Monié Nordin, Jonas
volume
23
pages
5 pages
publisher
Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Lund University
ISSN
1653-1183
ISBN
978-91-90055-54-0
978-91-90055-53-3
project
Floating Castles: the Built Environment and Social Signaling in Medieval Scandinavia
language
Swedish
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yes
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cb939f15-a2c6-4a77-80ca-3a1968cb263b
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2026-04-30 10:37:17
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2026-05-19 02:15:13
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  author       = {{Hansson, Martin}},
  booktitle    = {{Skärvor ur det förflutna : En vänbok till Mats Roslund}},
  editor       = {{Hansson, Martin and Ahlström, Torbjörn and Bergqvist Rydén, Johanna and Carelli, Peter and Gustin, Ingrid and Håkansson, Anders and Monié Nordin, Jonas}},
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  series       = {{Lund Studies in Historical Archaeology}},
  title        = {{Vallgravsfynden från Glimmingehus}},
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  volume       = {{23}},
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