Project Manager
Nordqvist, BengtProject manager
Riksantikvarieämbetet Undersökningsenheten Väst (National Heritage Board)Amount granted
693 210 SEKYear
2011
During 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, research investigations were carried out at the Finnestorp Sacrificial Site. A site that turns out to contain a find material that belongs to the category - "the finest and most exquisite objects from Sweden's pre-Christian era" and it belongs to one of the more important remains from the Nordic prehistory. At the Finnestorp Sacrifice Site, warriors upon warriors have been sacrificed along with their war stallions and precious weapons. These mighty men whose arsenal consisted of magnificent gilded swords, lances and shining golden horse equipment. Items of royal value, made by the finest craftsmen in Europe at the time. The ongoing research is a 4-year project (2011-2014). The fieldwork is primarily focused on the Finnestorp site with its fantastic finds. But the research also includes studying several of the most spectacular gold finds such as the site of the gold collar from Möne (north of Ulricehamn), the neck ring from Bragnum and the arm ring from Snösbäck (both from Falköping). The research work also intends to investigate the possible site of a Migration Period battlefield at Varola (near Skövde). The ongoing research work includes excavations, conservation of objects, international comparisons and publication of the research work in the form of a major scientific book and a popular science book.