Category: Chisel

Chisel B7267

Chisel with round socket and square cross-section. There are some scratches and nicks, and some recent damage to the edge. Green patina. Length: 13.5 cm. Photo: Ann Mari Olsen © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Location:
Årnes (no. 35/1), Stryn, Sogn & Fjordane

Context:
Found under a slab in sandy peat soil on a slope leading to a roadside ditch. The discovery was made one meter down the slope.

Dating:
Similar chisels are dated to the Early Bronze Age period 2-3.

Awl B1012

Complete awl. The tang is flat and square; the other end is round and sharp. Dark green patina, mostly intact, although there are golden areas on one side. It is depicted in Rygh (1999) as R119. Length: 13.6 cm Width: 0.2-0.8 cm. Photo: Svein Skare

Context:
Found in 1832, under a large flat stone in a field.

Location:
Døvingen (gnr. 26), Norddal, Møre & Romsdal

Date:
Awls are found throughout the Bronze Age; the awl is dated to the Early Bronze Age period 2-3.