Database
Our database is free to use for all history and archaeology enthusiasts. If you use our database, please do not forget to cite correctly:
Mägi, Marika; Palm, Piia Sandra. Archaeological Artefacts of Saaremaa. Foundation Osiliana / Tallinn University. Accessed: date.
The Osiliana Archaeological Database presents artefacts from Saaremaa and the surrounding small islands.
The database contains mainly Iron Age and Medieval finds that can be classified.
Undated metal or other pieces were generally excluded from the database.
Ceramics are represented by isolated examples.
The database is a work in progress and is constantly being updated.
Jagged flat belt mount, bronze.
Mullutu
Buckle, iron, square.
Mullutu
Iron stick.
Mullutu
Iron stick.
Mullutu
Iron stick.
Mullutu
Buckle, iron.
Valjala hillfort
Fragment of iron javelin, end of the tang.
Fragment of iron javelin, end of the tang.
Literature:
Peets, J. & Valt, J. 2011. Ühest rauaaja lõpu relvast Saarmaal, mandri-Eestis ja naaberpiirkondades. – Saaremaa Muuseum, kaheaastaraamat 2009–2010 (3–29). Saaremaa Muuseum, Kuressaare.
Valjala hillfort
Iron buckle, rectangular.
Valjala hillfort
Javelin head with knife-shaped blade and twisted neck. This weapon type was widespread in Saaremaa and coastal Estonia.
Javelin head with knife-shaped blade and twisted neck. This weapon type was widespread in Saaremaa and coastal Estonia. Similar items have been found at Valjala, Pöide and Muhu hillforts as well as in stone graves, but also in 13th-century inhumation graves at Pada, North-Estonia.
Literature:
Peets, J. & Valt, J. 2011. Ühest rauaaja lõpu relvast Saaremaal, Mandri-Eestis ja naaberpiirkondades. – Saaremaa Muuseum, kaheaastaraamat 2009–2010 (3–29). Saaremaa Muuseum, Kuressaare.
