Day one.

Finally the anual excavations at Rönneholms peat bog have started. I have waited eagerly for this day since last year, when we wrapped up last years excavations. So join us on a journey back in time, about 6000-7000 years back, to the mesolithic stone age.

Lunch brake at Rönneholm.

During the three first weeks of the excavations we are joined by an international crew of students from Latvia, Germany, Ukraine, Denmark and Sweden. They will excavate structure number 10, wich is dated back to the Villingebaek phase of the Kongemose culture. When archaeologists normally excavate stone age structures we look for post holes. But because of the exceptionall preservation circumstances we are looking for the actual wooden posts. For more information about the site go to Arne Sjöströms home page http://www.stenalder.se/

Erik found a beutiful flint blade, during survey.

The First day consisted of organizing the site. After lunch some of the students started the shafts at number 10. Two of the Lithuanian students joined me and Erik on a survey. The bog is harvested during the summer, by big machines. During the survey we look for new finds and structures that we  quickly excavate so that the peat company can continue their harvesting.

Ieva taking Gps coordinates on an anchor stone, while getting photographed by me, Erik and Marcis.