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.
Valjala hillfort
Tooth pendant, was found together with a bronze ring.
Valjala hillfort
M-type iron axe, found from the well.
M-type iron axe, found from the well. Similar to Petersen´s Type M axe, but the later variant that in Latvia is dated to the 13th-14th century (Mugurēvičs 2008, 201; Brūzis 2016, 189).
Literature:
Mugurēvičs, Ē. 2008. Viduslaiku ciems un pils Salaspils novadā. Rīga: Latvijas vēstures institūta apgāds.
Brūzis R. 2016. Tuvcīņas ieroči Latvijā 14.–16. gadsimtā. Rīga: Latvijas vēstures institūta apgāds.
Valjala hillfort
Knife.
Valjala hillfort
Fragment of a wooden artefact, found from the well.
Valjala maalinn
Semi-manufactored row, iron. Such finds in Sigtuna have been associated with ship-building.
Semi-manufactored row, iron. Such finds in Sigtuna have been associated with ship-building (Edberg 2013).
Literature:
Edberg, R. 2013. Subterranean Maritime Archaeology in Sigtuna, Sweden: Excavated evidence of Viking Age boat building and repair. – International Journal of Nautical Archaeology 42(1), 196-204.
Valjala hillfort
Nail/rivet, found from the well where it was attached in a piece of wood.
Valjala hillfort
Nail/rivet, Found from the well, where it was attached to a piece of wood.
Valjala hillfort
Nail/rivet.
Valjala hillfort
Knife.
