Preservation status and priorities for in situ monitoring of the weapon sacrifice in Illerup Ådal, Denmark

A.K.E. Tjelldén, S.M. Kristiansen, Knud Bo Botfeldt

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    Abstract

    Excavations of the southern part of a very rich sacrificial bog in Illerup Ådal, Denmark between 1950 and 1985 recovered approximately 15,000 Iron Age artefacts. At the time, 60 per cent of the area was left unexcavated and thousands of objects are now preserved in situ, but the present preservation status has not been investigated for approximately twenty-five years. Extensive in situ monitoring was carried out for one year in order to present a prioritized plan for further monitoring of the unexcavated areas, producing documentation of groundwater table variations, water quality and vegetation in the area. Results show that the remaining artefacts are generally well preserved in a waterlogged and anaerobic environment. However, in the north-eastern part of the bog, the groundwater table is too low even in a year when net precipitation and hydrological conditions were near normal. In the centre of the bog elevated salt concentrations have been measured in the groundwater.
    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    TidsskriftConservation and Management of Archaeological Sites
    Vol/bind14
    Udgave nummer1-4
    Sider (fra-til)150-58
    Antal sider9
    ISSN1350-5033
    DOI
    StatusUdgivet - nov. 2012

    Emneord

    • in situ
    • våben
    • ofring
    • konservering
    • tilstandsvurdering
    • weapon
    • sacrifice
    • monitoring
    • conservation

    Kunstnerisk udviklingsvirksomhed (KUV)

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