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; Niinesalu-Moon, Maris; Rannaäär, Karin; Leiman, Lisanna Lee. 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.
Padlock key, iron. The key belongs to Kolchin´s group A that is dated to the 10th – 12th centuries based on keys found in Novgorod (Колчин 1959, 78–80). Similar keys in Latvia are dated to the same period (Mugurēvičs 2008, 89).
Колчин, Б. А. 1959. Железообрабатывающее ремесло Новгорода Великого. Материалы и исследования по археологуу СССР 2: 65, 7–120.
Padlock key, iron. The key belongs to Kolchin´s group A that is dated to the 10th – 12th centuries based on keys found in Novgorod (Колчин 1959, 78–80). Similar keys in Latvia are dated to the same period (Mugurēvičs 2008, 89).
Колчин, Б. А. 1959. Железообрабатывающее ремесло Новгорода Великого. Материалы и исследования по археологуу СССР 2: 65, 7–120.
Fragment of a round belt divider, copper alloy.
Fragment of a round belt divider, copper alloy. Since dividers with a round central part are characteristic of the 10th–11th centuries (e.g., Thunmark-Nylén 1995, figs. 210, 236, 396; Zariņa 2006, 236), this object can probably also be dated to the same period.
Thunmark-Nylén, L. 1995. Die Wikingerzeit Gotlands I. Abbildungen der Grabfunde. Stockholm.
The negative value refers to time Before Christ.