Among the very rich finds from the culture layer, there were several brooches, as this animal shaped brooch in bronze, dated to 10th century. Photo D. Carlsson.

The culture layer is rather thick in this area, and very black. The western part of the shaft, meaning the end of the shaft closest to the former coastline, has a very rich bone material, but also many artefacts. We have, as an example, found several coins from 10-11th century, and huge quantities of nails, rivets etc. Most interesting is that we have found several pieces of half finished crystal beads of a type that normally is said to have been made in Caucasus. But obviously, they were (also) made on Gotland.

We have found many pieces of ornaments for belts etc. This beltstrap in bronze is in the shape of a dragon biting himself in his tail. The needle is formed as a head of a Raven. Photo D. Carlsson.

As usual, we find many things that wee can not tell what it is, mostly because they are broken and in small pieces. But sometimes, we even can't identify complete items, as this strange stone. It is a ordinary granite stone, made round by the ocean. It is about 5 cm in diameter. It has a small depression on top of the stone, some 2 centimetres in diameter and about 1 cm deep. I have no idea of what it is, but maybe there is someone who can tell me if they have found something similar. It can be dated, by the context, to Viking Age. Photo D. Carlsson.