Project Manager
Larsson, LarsProject manager
Lund UniversityAmount granted
123 000 SEKYear
2013
During excavation of a hillside at Fogdarp, central Skåne, a deposit from the 8th century BC was found. The deposit is absolutely unique in southern Scandinavia with two bell pieces for lurking, four fitting plates that sat on two horses, two yoke bow fittings, four rattles for a bridle and two arm rings. The casting is of the highest quality. The finds are often mentioned in connection with discussions about the Late Bronze Age in northern Europe in terms of craftsmanship, social structure and thought. Particularly the yoke bow fittings have attracted great interest. On one are two male heads equipped with bird beaks and horns, probably depicting a double god found in rock carvings. The heads on the second piece are fragmented. The recovered parts of one head show a neck fitted with a snake. The fragments of a second head show a hairstyle known from women in coffin graves. It is clear that the heads are different. The bone fittings show figures of great importance in the Bronze Age imaginary world. It is therefore important to recover other fragments from the heads in order to understand what they looked like and to be able to relate them to different Bronze Age images. The investigation is planned as a metal detector survey combined with mechanical excavation. Clay after casting shows that it was collected in the local area. Therefore, an inventory by an archaeologist who scans the nearest fields combined with a test survey is planned.