Vestervang at Kirke Hyllinge, Zealand: a late Iron Age settlement with rich stray finds
Ole Thirup Kastholm
In 2007 Roskilde Museum investigated a settlement dated to the late Germanic Iron Age/Viking Age. The excavated area of c. 18,000 m2 unveiled 18 longhouses and 21 pit houses but is probably best understood as single farm in six phases. consists rather modest structures, not exceeding 20 m length, which contrasts with broad range rich contemporary metal stray finds from site. This paper presents excavation results briefly proposes possible connection between this site nearby elite complex Lejre.
Danish journal of archaeology