Arkeologisk landskapsanalys och prospektering av bebyggelselämningar och gravfält vid Alsike hage
ArchaeologyProspectingCemeteryAlsikeSettlement analysisPhosphate analysis; Late Iron AgeArkeologiProspekteringGravfältAlsikeLandskapsanalysFosfatanalysYngre järnålder
This paper deals with archaeological prospecting for the purpose of finding a prehistoric settlement in Alsike hage, Alsike parish, Uppland. The methods being used are soil phosphate analysis, electromagnetic survey and settlement analysis. Two 20x20 meters areas have been prospected. As Alsike hage contains several late Iron Age burial fields, large splendid zones for settlement location, closeness to water as well as farmland there was a hope of locating remains of prehistoric settlement in the area. None of the prospected areas showed any distinct evidence of settlement remains. Still, the results showed anomalies in both areas, both in the electromagnetic survey as in the phosphate analysis. Therefore, the possibility of finding such remains in the two prospected areas cannot be ruled out.