Project information
Project manager
Peter Skoglund
Other project members
Leif Häggström, Hallands kulturhistoriska museum, Per Wranning, Kulturmiljö Halland, Christian Horn, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Courtney Nimura, University of Oxford, England
Participating organizations
Linnaeus University, Hallands kulturhistoriska museum, Kulturmiljö Halland, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; University of Oxford, England
Financier
University of Oxford, John Fell Fund
Timetable
1 Jan 2022–31 Dec 2026
Subject
Archaeology (Department of Cultural Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Humanities)
More about the project
In 1865, a bronze shield was discovered during peat extraction in Nackhälle, Halland. The find belongs to an exclusive group of so-called Herzsprung shields, which are quite rare but have a wide distribution across Europe. Despite more than 150 years having passed since its discovery, no detailed investigations of the find site have been conducted.
The aim of this project is therefore to generate new knowledge about the shield through archival research and metal detecting in the surrounding area. We will also carry out metal analyses on a number of contemporary bronze objects from the site that have previously gone unnoticed by researchers. The overall aim of the project is to provide a new and more nuanced understanding of the context in which the Nackhälle shield was found.
Image: Eriksson, Thomas, The Swedish History Museum/SHM (CC BY 4.0)
