| title: | Uugla comlex of antiquites (10th-13th centuries) |
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| reg no: | ETF6056 |
| project type: | Estonian Science Foundation research grant |
| status: | accepted |
| institution: | History Museum of Estonia |
| head of project: | Mati Mandel |
| duration: | 01.01.2005 - 31.12.2008 |
| description: | There are no completely researched complexes of antiquites from the 10th- 13th centuries in Estonia. In the village of Uugla in Läänemaa two stone graves and a cremation grave from that period have been investigated. Among the many discovered antiquities there are also an iron-smelting site and a large settlement site. According to stray finds these can be dated to the 11th- 13th centuries. Several earlier monuments are situated in the neighbourhood. Research of the Uugla complex of antiquites should answer the following questions: 1. Is the hypotesies, that each grave was a burial-place of one separate family or household, true? 2. Which parts made up a farm of Läänemaa in the 10th- 13th centuries and how did it evolve during those 300 years? 3. How did living houses and additional buildings look like in prehistoric Uugla? 4. How did the layout of one farm and the whole village look like? 5. What can be said about the village wells? 6. How were the village streets and paths arranged? 7. Was the village protected in any way? 8. How was iron produced and worked in Uugla? 9. Was Uugla one of the centres of weapon-production? 10. Could there have been a seat of a chieftain in Uugla? 11. Was there a continuity of habitation in the region of Uugla? |
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| no | name | institution | position | |
| 1. | Mati Mandel | History Museum of Estonia | department-leader | |