The investigations of Kungshögen, a large mound from the 6th century, have been completed. The archaeological work at Sunnerby continues to map and understand the contemporary settlement and the large longhouse that was probably the chief's hall. From the traces in the ground, we understand that the building was of impressive size and fully comparable with similar buildings from aristocratic environments in the rest of Scandinavia. After several years of investigations, the Sunnerby project has been able to demonstrate the existence of a rich and dynamic Iron Age settlement. The investigation of the large mound in relation to the settlement provides a unique combination of information that makes it possible to shed light on the background to the political, social and economic development and importance of Västergötland in the future. The results from the settlement and the large mound enable us to understand the role of Västergötland at a time when Sweden as a kingdom was being created. Around the hall building there are more traces of buildings. A magnetometer survey around the excavation site that will be carried out this fall will help in the project's continued work to understand and interpret the distribution and character of the settlement. The final field season of the Sunnerby project, 2012, will be based on the results of the magnetometer survey and with a machine track of larger areas to try to put the hall building in context. This will be followed by work to summarize all the knowledge gained through several years of archaeological investigations within the Sunnerby project.