Illerup Ådal (Jutland Archaeological Society Publications, 25)

by Jorgen Ilkjaer, Jørgen Ilkjaer

Excavation during the past twenty years has recovered over 15,000 objects from the bog at Illerup in Eastern Jutland (about 40% excavated); now there is a period of study and publication. This first volume describes lances and spears, most from the first five centuries AD - illustrating each example, its distribution within the bog, and a map of similar types found elsewhere in Scandinavia. This is followed by discussion of comparative find assemblages (with catalogue) from Scandanavia and northern Europe, and of relative and absolute dates.

654 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1990