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Archaeologists from NTNU University Museum made the recent discovery of a bronze cauldron that dates back to the roman age. Found in a burial cairn in central Norway was the first discovery for this country since fifty years and could help unfold the region's role in the Roman Empire.

Even before unearthing the cauldron, the team were very enthusiastic and proud of their find.
“We’d gone over the spot with the metal detector, and so we knew that there was something under one of the stone slabs in the burial cairn,” says archaeologist Ellen Grav Ellingsen

The cauldron from Gylland is some sort of bronze vessel that passes by the name østlandskjele. The name is identified since numerous vessels of this sort are found in burial sites in Eastern Norway.
The vessel was made in Italy or in the Roman provinces of the Rhine region, and found its way to Scandinavia by trade or exchange of gifts, as these were mass produced and intended to be sold in the Scandinavian lands, even if they are mass produced they are still a rare find. They are often used as burial urns. They were reserved for the upper class society, which hints to the significant power and wealth in The Roman Age


“The last find of a bronze bowl in central Norway was in the 1960s. Nationally, we know of about 50 vessels of this particular type,” says Moe Henriksen, an archaeologist and the project manager for the excavation in Gylland.
The cauldron was in a terrible condition when it was found. It is certain that the weight from the stones compacted it. It was at that point very much utilized when it was put in the grave, and hints of repairs are obvious in a few spots.

“We haven’t yet reached the bottom of the burial site, so it may be that we’ll make new discoveries that are even older. That would be very interesting, because we know so little about burial customs that far back in time,” Moe Henriksen

A new Roman Age discovery In Norway Excites Archaeologists

Archaeologists from NTNU University Museum made the recent discovery of a bronze cauldron that dates back to the roman age. Found in a burial cairn in central Norway was the first discovery for this country since fifty years and could help unfold the region's role in the Roman Empire.

Even before unearthing the cauldron, the team were very enthusiastic and proud of their find.
“We’d gone over the spot with the metal detector, and so we knew that there was something under one of the stone slabs in the burial cairn,” says archaeologist Ellen Grav Ellingsen

The cauldron from Gylland is some sort of bronze vessel that passes by the name østlandskjele. The name is identified since numerous vessels of this sort are found in burial sites in Eastern Norway.
The vessel was made in Italy or in the Roman provinces of the Rhine region, and found its way to Scandinavia by trade or exchange of gifts, as these were mass produced and intended to be sold in the Scandinavian lands, even if they are mass produced they are still a rare find. They are often used as burial urns. They were reserved for the upper class society, which hints to the significant power and wealth in The Roman Age


“The last find of a bronze bowl in central Norway was in the 1960s. Nationally, we know of about 50 vessels of this particular type,” says Moe Henriksen, an archaeologist and the project manager for the excavation in Gylland.
The cauldron was in a terrible condition when it was found. It is certain that the weight from the stones compacted it. It was at that point very much utilized when it was put in the grave, and hints of repairs are obvious in a few spots.

“We haven’t yet reached the bottom of the burial site, so it may be that we’ll make new discoveries that are even older. That would be very interesting, because we know so little about burial customs that far back in time,” Moe Henriksen