Blade of a riveted dagger with marked central rib, originally with two rivet holes. There is some damage to the chin plate, and only one rivet hole can be seen. Heavily corroded, otherwise the dagger is well preserved. Photo: Svein Skare © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Context:
Found in a mound, «Nesjarøysi», located on a small gravel hill about 40 m from land and close to a small river, 10 m.a.s.l. It was originally 15 m and had a height of approx. 1.8-2 m. According to Olafsen (1907), it had a kerb. During the removal of the pile, a large chest made of stone slabs was found and removed. It was c. 2 m long, and consisted of a slab at the gable ends, one on one side, and two slabs on the other. The bottom consisted of beach rock. After the slabs were removed, the blade of a dagger was found. The cairn was built on the beach, which beach stones under the entire cairn indicate. The mound was removed by the farmer in 1930, and shortly afterwards was inspected by archaeologist Johs Bøe.

Location:
Utne (gnr. 108/19, 64), Ullensvang, Hordaland

Date:
Daggers of this type are dated to the Early Bronze Age period 2-3.