Context:
Found in a pile around 1904. The pile was 22 m across. There was a stone chest north of the middle of the mound, it was built of boulders and measured 0.85 x 0.40 m. There is no information about the location of the find in the chest.
Date:
The razor is dated to the younger bronze age period 4-5.
Fibula with an hourglass-like shape on the head and spiral ends. Most of the needle is missing; the loop is broken at one end. The fibula is heavily corroded. Length: 9.5 cm. B5765/a.
Small frame-handled knife with an oval, flat end. The tip is missing. The blade is asymmetrical. The knife is green and corroded. Length: 9 cm. B5765/b.
Flange-hilted sword. The blade has a marked, round central rib. The sides are damaged and the tip is broken. The shaft is broken, one fragment is preserved. There are two rivets on the top of the blade, and four rivets on the shaft. The wear on the blade indicates that the shaft was crescent-shaped. The sword is heavily corroded. Length: c. 30 cm. B5765/c.
A collection of bones (no museum number).
Photo: Svein Skare
Location:
Storasund, Karmøy, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a mound in 1902. The burial was documented by an amateur archaeologist while the landowner removed the mound, which measured 20 x 2.5 m. A stone coffin was found at the bottom of the mound; it measured 1.9 x 0.45 m and was 0.46-0.47 m deep, built of four large slabs and covered by two slabs. The bottom was covered with stones with a layer of beach sand and moss on top. Inside were unburnt bones, a fibula (B5765/a) and a knife (B5765/b). The fibula was found in the center of the grave, one end in the sand, while the knife was found in the southern end. A sword (B5765/c) was found in the fill about 0.5 m from the top of the mound. An iron sickle and burnt bones were reportedly found in this mound.
Fibula with round head and loop with spiral end. Both spirals are broken, one is preserved. The fibula is heavily corroded. Length: c.9.9 cm. B5000/a.
Dagger with button, fragments of bone, wooden sheath and bark. The blade is green and corroded, with straight, parallel sides and a marked midrib. The tip is broken. The blade expands towards the hilt, which has a tongue-shaped shank plate with three rivet holes. There is a rivet in the top rivet hole. Length: 25.5 cm. The handle button is round/oval with a central round pin surrounded by a border of vertical, parallel lines and six spirals. The mouth is partially damaged. Width: c. 4 cm Fragments of a bone shaft are preserved. According to the report, the party ended in a crescent shape; there were two (false?) rivets in addition to the three rivets corresponding to the holes in the shaft plate, and the remains of a loop near the handle knob. Fragments of a wooden scabbard, found under the dagger. One of the fragments has a hole and a bronze nail still embedded. The longest wood fragments are approx. 11.5 cm; there is corroded bronze on one fragment. Pieces of bark were found under the dagger and sheath. A sample of charcoal and cremated bones has been preserved. B5000/b.
Shard of an urn, hardened with ground quartz or coarse sand. The shards have a reddish surface inside and out. Some shards have been glued together. The shards are for a pot with a convex body and concave rim. There is no decoration. The surface is uneven. The original height was probably approx. 20-25 cm and the diameter approx. 15-20 cm. B5000/c.
Location:
Holen, Time, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a burial mound excavated by Gustafson. The mound was 16 m across and had a height of approx. 1.5 m. A stone coffin made of slabs, approx. 2.15 m long and 45-50 cm wide, 80 cm deep, was found southeast of the center. It was empty down to a depth of 30 cm; it was filled with earth, small stones and gravel. At a depth of 35 cm, the fibula and dagger as well as the outline of unburnt bones were found. The bronze was found in the northern part of the coffin. At the bottom of the coffin, fragments of an urn were found in one place. Pieces of cremated bones and charcoal were found in the fill in several places in the mound.
Date:
The fibula is dated to Early Bronze Age Early Period 2, the dagger is Period 2. It is difficult to give the urn an exact date, presumably Period 2, although it may be a later addition.
Small razor (B11184/a) with a curved handle ending in a small flat button (stylized horse’s head). The blade is wide and narrows towards the handle. There is some damage to the blade and end, otherwise it is well preserved. Dark green patina; there is some corrosion on the handle. Length: 8.8 cm Width: 2.2 cm
Small pieces of wood and bark (B11184/b)
Burnt bones (B11184/c) Photo: Svein Skare
Context: Found in a small stone chest in a pile at Valevågen. The cairn was built on an outcrop, and was partially excavated by Egil Bakka in 1958. Røysen measured 14 x 2 m, and had an inner wall with a diameter of 7 m. The wall consisted of flat stones and boulders. A small stone chest was found next to the wall; last measured 0.6 x 0.4 m, it was 0.25 m deep. The bottom plate was covered by a layer of sand and the rake knife was stuck in the sand. There was no urn; cremated bones were found under the base plate. Chips were found on the bottom of the coffin and birch bark was found around the sides, between the cover plate and the standing slabs.
Location:
Hysstad (no. 26/1), Stord, Hordaland
Date:
Razor with stylized horse heads is dated to the Younger Bronze Age period 4.
Found together with: Small undecorated jar (B7656/a). There is some damage around the rim, otherwise the pot is complete. It has a wide handle on one side. The item is red both outside and inside, dark grey/black where there is a break. The bottom is convex, with a marked transition to the upper half, which is concave. Baudou’s type XXVIII B3. Width: 8.9 cm (bottom). Height: c. 16.5 cm
Burnt bones, both human and animal bones (B7656/c)
Context: Found in a burial in a plowed grave with a diameter of 15-17 m and the height was approx. 1.5 m. A small stone chest of 0.5×0.25 m was found outside the center in the remains of the mound. It was filled with soil and charcoal and there was a small pot (B7656/a) in the middle. The pot contained B7656/b and cremated bones (B7656/c).
Location:
Grindheim (no. 75/1), Etne, Hordaland
Date:
Similar rake knives have been found in collections dated to the Younger Bronze Age period 4.
Urn with cremated bones (B3875/a). It was made of clay tempered with sand, red/orange on the outside, gray on the inside. The urn was double-conical. There were 15 small holes along the widest part of the urn. There were only minor injuries. Height: 24.5 cm
Shards of a second urn (B3875/b), red/orange wares tempered with sand. The bottom shards indicate a conical shape. The surface is somewhat uneven. According to the original catalogue, this pot may have been used as a lid.
Arrowhead with tanges (B03875/c). The brown patina is almost completely removed. The pliers have a square cross-section. Baudous type V A. Length: 8.7 cm
Small double button with decoration (B3875/d). The top plate is raised and conical, and is decorated with concentric rings interspersed with two rows of vertical parallel lines. Width: 2 cm. Height: 1.7 cm
Small awl, broken at one end (B3875/e). When it was found there was a small point and a wooden handle, but both snapped and disintegrated when touched. One end has a round cross-section, while the other end has a square cross-section and ends in a small tongs. Length: 2.4 cm
Context:
Found in a long mound pile, in a small stone cist measuring 1.5 feet and built of slabs. A larger, collapsed stone coffin was found nearby in 1880. The mound was low.
Location:
Vest-Hassel, Farsund, Vest-Agder
Date:
Both the arrowhead and the button indicate a date to the Younger Bronze Age period 4.
