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🆔 Identification

ID#707
SiteOrmknös B
PeriodViking
ContextFunerary
Archaeological ContextSite 116. Grave A2:2.
InterpretationBread
PublishedYes

📍 Location

SiteOrmknös B
GPS Coordinates Lat: 59.336607737771, Long: 17.559868232705
CountrySweden
RegionUppland
CityAdelsö

🔍 Excavation

Excavation nameOrmknös B
SupervisorNot specified
Start dateNot specified
End dateNot specified
Sampling methodNot specified
Context integrityIn Situ

⏳ Dating

Dating typeNot specified
Dating methodNot specified
Dating (text)9th c. AD
Standardized dates (BP) 1149 – 1050

📏 Physical Characteristics

TypologyWith shape
ShapeAmorphous
Number of fragments1
Dimensions
Max (L×W×H) Not specified
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Real (L×W×T) Not specified

🛡️ Conservation & Surface

Conservation stateFragmented
Preservation conditionCharred
PorosityNot specified
TextureNot specified
OrnamentationNot specified
Upper surfaceNot specified
Lower surfaceNot specified

📝 Additional Descriptions

Reference
HANSSON A.-M. (1996) - Bread in Birka and on Björkö, Laborativ arkeologi : journal of Nordic archaeological science.9, p.61-79 ISSN:2002-4223

🔬 Microscopic Observations

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