Further research on the vessels and cauldrons is time-consuming and complicated. As usual, 3D photogrammetry is carried out as part of the field documentation. In the case of finds, this is often supplemented by further digital scans of objects before and after conservation. The high-resolution 3D models are finally available and can be studied individually or together with similar artefacts found in the vicinity of the hill. The puzzle of reconstructing the broken pots and vessels can be solved digitally, but is also anchored in further detailed studies of the actual finds, their alloy content and, not least, how they were destroyed and finally deposited on the site.
We have seen that some artefacts were found in poor condition on the hill, not least because of the fragmented bronzes. However, there are other materials that are problematic in terms of conservation. These should not be ignored just because they are not made of precious metal. One such object appeared in season 2021, a heavily rusted 20 cm long object that was difficult to type in the field , like in the case of find
After conservation, however, it became clear that the object was a Migration Period lance head.
Weapons are not very common in Iron Age settlements. The fact that several arrowheads, lance and spearheads and sword parts have been found at Vång underlines the special status of this particular settlement. In particular, the weapons found on the hill, and especially in the ritual building, must be evaluated in terms of what special function they may have had in such a special environment.
Identifier Vångakullen_archaeology_p5 Date Created 2023-07-24 License CC-BY 4.0 Rights Holder Lund University (Sweden) Has representation https://dev.omeka.ht.lu.se/s/vastra-vang/item/1861 VV2021 Trench A on November 10 (3D model) https://dev.omeka.ht.lu.se/s/vastra-vang/item/1864 VV2021 Find A14 (3D model) AdditionalProperty https://dev.omeka.ht.lu.se/s/vastra-vang/item/4277 Vångakullen scene 5.1 https://dev.omeka.ht.lu.se/s/vastra-vang/item/4278 Vångakullen scene 5.2 --