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Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Visited Raseborg and Ekenäs gymnasium...
and of course the Långåmossarna stone age dwelling site today.
In Ekenäs Gymnasium it became clear that we will be approximately 16 people participating in the Långåmossarna archaeology project which is more than enough to get the planned things done on site. The students attending my lecture were very attentive and asked really good questions as well. The themes circulated around issues of stone age life, material culture and contacts between different groups of people in the Baltic Sea area.
After the lecture I visited the Långåmossarna stone age dwelling site to do some planning and check out what had happened at the site since my last visit in the spring of 2012. The erosion had progressed as suspected and I observed at least one stone age hearth in the profile of the gravel pit.
At places the road that cross cuts the dwelling site had been levelled and as a result a deep brownish red cultural layer showed up at several places were the road crossed the ancient sea shore terrace of the site.
I picked up a few stray finds during my visit and made a distribution map of the finds for next monday.
A great day!
In Ekenäs Gymnasium it became clear that we will be approximately 16 people participating in the Långåmossarna archaeology project which is more than enough to get the planned things done on site. The students attending my lecture were very attentive and asked really good questions as well. The themes circulated around issues of stone age life, material culture and contacts between different groups of people in the Baltic Sea area.
"Were the sea used to be".
Prehistoric (4000 B.C.) seashore terrace to the right at 30 m asl.
The gravel pit at Långåmossarna.
30 cm thick cultural layer in the profile of the gravel pit with finds consisting of mostly burnt bone.
At places the road that cross cuts the dwelling site had been levelled and as a result a deep brownish red cultural layer showed up at several places were the road crossed the ancient sea shore terrace of the site.
Cultural layer on the road!
Comb ceramic potsherd and quartsite flake in situ.
A few more finds, pottery and a quarts core.
A great day!
Monday, 20 May 2013
Lecturing about archaeological excavations
tomorrow at Ekenäs Gymnasium. Can´t wait to meet "The team" and go through important info on excavation techniques, site info and other interesting bits an pieces. I will also take some time to vsit the excavation site and will be taking some pictures and maybe a couple of short video clips so stay tuned :)
It´s still wet were the sea used to be 6000 B.C.
The walk to the stone age dwelling site requires rubber boots!
The site, a former island but now situated some 30 m above present sea lever because of the land uplift since the ice-age.
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
The trial and rescue project of the Långåmossarna stone age dwelling site 2013 is coming together nicely
Me and Juuso will visit the students at Ekenäs Gymnasium and the teachers on may 21 to give a primary lecture about our small scale research project at the site 25-27.5.2013. The idea of the project is to gather some information about the preservation of the site before a larger scale rescue excavation in 2014.
The site dates to approx 4200 BC but there are also finds from the early bronze age and corded ware (battle axe clulture) on the site. Below one interesting fragment of a detailed subneolithic clay figurine from the site.
A publication of the finds from this site from the excavations in 1992-1994 can be found in:
Fast, Jan 1996 Utgrävningarna av den tidigkamkeramiska boplatsen vid Långåmossarna i Karis 1992-1994 Västnyländsk Årsbok 1996- 20 år : 77-90. Ekenäs 1996.
Our research team is :)
The site dates to approx 4200 BC but there are also finds from the early bronze age and corded ware (battle axe clulture) on the site. Below one interesting fragment of a detailed subneolithic clay figurine from the site.
A publication of the finds from this site from the excavations in 1992-1994 can be found in:
Fast, Jan 1996 Utgrävningarna av den tidigkamkeramiska boplatsen vid Långåmossarna i Karis 1992-1994 Västnyländsk Årsbok 1996- 20 år : 77-90. Ekenäs 1996.
Our research team is :)
Jan Fast (archaeologist in charge)
Juuso Koskinen (archaeology student from the University of Helsinki / research assistant)
Sture Lindholm (History teacher at Ekenäs Gymnasium)
Martin Petterson (History teacher at Ekenäs Gymnasium)
Martin Petterson (History teacher at Ekenäs Gymnasium)
Peter Sjöstrand (Researcher at Ekenäs Museum)
12 students from Ekenäs Gymnasium Archaeology Class
Monday, 6 May 2013
Took the boat for a spin
in the archipelago today. Lot´s of seabirds and fantastic weather. The boat is now safe in the summer "harbour" waiting for the first pikefishing trip on thursday. Finally :)!!!
Saturday, 4 May 2013
Nice first field day, checking out the stone age in Sipoo
in absoulutely wonderful spring weather :) below are some photos of sites I visited today. I left the stone age finds on the sites but marked the findspots on a map for future reference.
Of all the sites I visited today the Solbacka site seemed to hold most potential. The dwelling site would be perfect for trial excavations with amateurs and/or schoolchildren. I discussed this with the landowner who was very supportive so maybe... someday sometime...
Of all the sites I visited today the Solbacka site seemed to hold most potential. The dwelling site would be perfect for trial excavations with amateurs and/or schoolchildren. I discussed this with the landowner who was very supportive so maybe... someday sometime...
Sandbacka 2 mesolithic stone age dwelling site south of Talma skicenter (no finds during inspection)
Solbacka stone age dwelling site on an ancient seashore terrace 25 m asl. (Finds: quartz and flint flakes).
Mariendal 2 stone age dwelling site18-27 m asl (Finds: a few quartz flakes)
Hindsby cultural landscape
Solbacka stone age dwelling site (in the middle of the picture) seen from the north.
Sipoo medieval church
Painting inside the church
Surface finds from the field near the church
Spring in Sipoo
Friday, 3 May 2013
First fieldtrip tomorrow in search of new mesolithic/early comb ceramic sites in Sipoo
Sadly a nasty flue got the best of me for the beginning of this field season but tomorrow it´s finally time. I´m going to check out some promising new areas in Sipoo S Finland (weather permitting). Going to take some photos so stay tuned... and wish me luck :)
Stone age dwelling sites in Sipoo (Mariendal 1 and 2) photo courtesy of the National Board of Antiquities/Satu Koivisto 2007
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Celebrating vappu (valpurgisnacht)
and wishing you all were here toasting to spring and upcoming digs!
http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/spring-snow-finlan
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
JFA @ Ekenäs Gymnasium archaeology class
Professional JFA lectures and trial/rescue excavation of Långåmossarna (Raseborg) early comb ceramic (ca 4300 BC) dwelling site confirmed for late may 2013. Stay tuned!
The dwelling site (previously an island) now situated some 30+ meters above sea level. The gravel pit has destroyed 1/3 of the site.
Potsherds, quartz and porfyrite flakes and burnt seal bones found during an inspection of the site in 2012.
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Tomorrow Turku
A short visit to Turku (my hometown from 1983-1986 and 2006-2009) tomorrow to meet fellow archaeologist Teija Tiitinen from the National Board of Antiquities. The meeting has been postponed for much too long already but finally we both managed to find the time. Lot´s of things on the agenda regarding archaeological fieldwork and educating archaeology to schoolchildren. Looking forward to it and a visit to Turku castle (it´s been a while since last time).
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Great first day of conference "Public and Private in the Roman House" in Helsinki
I especially enjoyed the presentatios given by Dr. Thomas Noble Howe on recent excavations in Stabiae and the Villa San Marco and Adjacent Domus.
and PhD studentYukiko Kawamotos excellent presentation "Peristylium, Peristylum:Space and it´s Identity"
https://sites.google.com/site/ad79eruption/stabiae/villa-san-marco
Thomas Noble Howe on Stabiae
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro9N4TB9b9U
Thomas Noble Howe on Stabiae
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro9N4TB9b9U
and PhD studentYukiko Kawamotos excellent presentation "Peristylium, Peristylum:Space and it´s Identity"
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Interesting features found on original excavation maps from Jokiniemi 1990-1992
Seems like the old excavation maps from Jokiniemi (1990-1992) can yield some info on the deposition of the neolithic clay anthropomorphic figurines after all. At the moment it seems probable that the finds can be attributed to a 30 m2 shallow depression situated in the upper part of the dwelling site. This area show signs of intense activity approx 3200 BC but can´t at the moment be considered a dwelling or a house in itself just an area of intense activity.
I will post more as I get the excavation maps on one page :)
I will post more as I get the excavation maps on one page :)
Jokiniemi (Jan Fast) april 1990
The excavated area in 1990
The first Jokiniemi anthropomorphic clay figurine (below) was found in square 113/554
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Public and Private in the Roman House
Interesting archaeological conference in Helsinki this week and I´m going. Thank you Antero Tammisto for reminding me :)
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