Category: Awl

Awl B14047/13

Small awl-like object, with a rectangular cross-section. Length: 3.5 cm

Location:
Hovland, location Urutlekråi, Årdal, Sogn & Fjordane

Context:
The locality is in the mountains by Årdal in the Sognefjorden, on a gentle slope in the landscape, surrounded by peat and bog. The site was excavated in 1984-85. The finds were located on the hill  and in the surrounding turf. Several hearths and pits filled with charcoal were found. Trenches filled with stone were interpreted as foundations for walls, and a house was also identified. It was oval and had a diameter of 4 m.

Dating:
Late Bronze Age or Early Pre-Roman Iron Age.

 

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.