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Multi-periodSite Name: Rugtvedt SettlementCountry: Norway
NOTE: This site is 2.088 km away from the location you searched for.
Fylke: Telemark Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Stathelle
Latitude: 59.033742N Longitude: 9.677625E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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When this site was excavated because of the constructon of the main highway, it was found a stone age settlement from the old stone age.
It was found two fireplaces with a lot of charcoal inside and a number of animal bones close to them.
3200 artifacts were found, among them a lot of pieces of flintstone. Most of the artifacts were found to the east of the fireplaces. In the south end of the site was also found a lot of artifacts, it shows the settlement was large.
Dating of the charcoal dates the findings to around 5500-6000 years ago, it puts it in the period of older stone age. The settlement is around 30 metres above sea level. When the settlement was in use in the stone age, the sea was probably reaching almost up to the settlement.
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