Volume 89, Issue 1 p. 77-89
Original Article

PRE-CHRISTIAN OFFERINGS FROM GULDHULLET NEAR SMØRENGE ON BORNHOLM, DENMARK

Finn Ole Sonne Nielsen

Finn Ole Sonne Nielsen

Bornholms Museum & Bornholm Archaeological Research Center, Sct. Mortensgade 29, DK-3700 Rønne Denmark

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Margrethe Watt

Margrethe Watt

Bornholms Museum & Bornholm Archaeological Research Center, Sct. Mortensgade 29, DK-3700 Rønne Denmark

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First published: 15 January 2019

ABSTRACT

As a result of metal detector surveys over several years, a unique find of gold figurines and gold foil figures from the 6th century AD has come to light at a locality known as Guldhullet (‘the gold hole’). Geomagnetic surveys and a subsequent excavation in 2017 revealed a large number of ‘cooking pits’ close to the present-day damp area where the finds were made. The pits are roughly contemporary with the gold finds, which suggests that the location was both a sacrificial site and an important communal meeting place.

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