The excavations aim to preserve historical traces before they are buried by the road development. At the Staragården site in Onsala, traces date back to the 1400s, officials reported. Archaeologists have already uncovered artifacts including a button belonging to a captain or skipper, numerous stones, and a piece of a mineral jug during the excavation.
According to SVT Halland, Mattias Öbrink, an archaeologist involved in the project, described that the team is finding out a lot of new knowledge that they wouldn't have had otherwise. However, the specific new knowledge gained and the exact locations of the ten excavation sites on the peninsula have not been detailed publicly. The total number of artifacts discovered across all sites remains unknown.
We are finding out a lot of new knowledge that we wouldn't have had otherwise.
If something exceptional is found, it might take longer to investigate, but Mattias Öbrink told SVT Halland that he finds it hard to see that such a find would stop the road construction. The criteria defining an 'exceptional' find and the timeline for the road construction after the excavations end on June 4 are also unclear.
What might possibly happen if we find something exceptional is that it takes longer for us to investigate it. I find it hard to see that we would find something that stops the road construction.