Spearhead B6759

 

Photo: Svein Skare © Universitetsmuseet i Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

 

Spearhead. Small and slender spearhead of the Hulterstad type. There is no decoration. The jaw has a round cross-section. Brown patina, there are some scratches and nicks; overall it is in good condition. Length: 13.6 cm. Width: 2.8 cm across the blade

Context:
Found in a bog during peat cutting. The spearhead was found in the soil that had been dug up, so there is no information about depth or other details. It had been found a few years before it was given to the museum in 1918. According to Per Fett (1973), the bog in question could either be a peat bog in the mountains, or a bog about 75 m NW of the farmhouse.

Location:
Nesbø (gnr. 60/2), Fitjar, Hordaland

Date:
Spearheads of the Hulterstad type are dated to the Early Bronze Age period 3.