In some situations, finds may be encountered in such a way that they cannot be fully associated with undisturbed strata or sites. However, they can still be linked to an overall picture. The gold foil figures of the hill, known as guldgubbar (click here to see all the guldgubbar from Vång), are examples of such finds.
Some of these have been found quite superficially within the area of the remains. Most are otherwise clearly associated with the silty, deposited soil layers and then at the same level as most of the glass beaker fragments found on the mound. In 2021, a foil figure appeared at the edge, a little lower in the larger posthole. The fact that a fragment of a more recent chalk pipe also appeared at the bottom of the posthole suggests that someone, perhaps in the 17th or 19th century, may have rearranged the stratigraphic sequence. This tendency to rearrange the context could also be observed in the soil layer of the posthole. The lesson is that finds are not necessarily in their original position just because we in modern times consider the remains as a whole to be largely untouched and unaltered.
The overall testimony of the 2021 finds was in line with expectations, both in terms of quantity and degree of preservation. The same was true for the knowledge gained from the documentation and excavation of the layers and structures within the six square metre survey area. Further research into the depths of the remains on the hill will gradually complete the picture.