New Light on Tempered Clay

3D White Light Scanning as a Means of Analysis of Early Medieval Casting Moulds

Authors

  • Ny Björn Gustafsson Archaeological Research Laboratory, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Stockholm University

Abstract

During the excavation of the early medieval town plots in the Trädgårdsmästaren block in Sigtuna in 1988-90 a collection of Viking Age clay casting moulds was recovered from a mid-11th-century refuse pit. Most of these moulds derive from the production of a specific type of bridle mounts that are generally seen as Anglo-Danish. The article covers various aspects of the analysis of these moulds by means of 3D white light scanning, and in the following discussion several possible interpretive answers to why these moulds have been found in Sigtuna, far from the artefact type's presumed core atea, are presented.

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Published

2011-01-01

Issue

Vol. 17 (2011)

Section

Articles