Fifth of 10 hikes - Lyngaland
Lyngalang, or Homsi, which was the authoritative name in this area of Sælandsgarden,
has always had an entirely special place in exploration of the oldest farm in Rogaland.
Of the dozens of facilities, the famous iron age researcher Jan Petersen examined from 1920
until the early 1950s, There are few, if any, who can measure with Lyngaland.
This is primarily due to the fact that here the homesteads lay together with many of the other elements of the prehistoric farm.
The two homesteads and a few smaller burial mounds were inspected in 1927 and in 1933-35.
Since then, the homestead has been untouched. In 1983 it became 400 acres "Lyngaland landscaping and antique area" is designed to ensure that all farms now are safe for future.
What can we see?
The two houses have layed close together and parallel to NorthWest-SouthEast.
The longest homestead is 63m. The survey indicated that Lyngaland was cleaned during Roman times / migration time.
Some of the partition walls in the longest house are probably traces of housings from the Viking age or the Middle Ages. Room no. 2 below, had an entrance to the north, while rooms 3-5 had an entrance to the south.
The smallest homestead is 30m long and with entrance to the open space between the houses.
What did people live from?
It is not possible to say how much of the land was sown year after year.
The most important cereals were probably barley and oats. There is reason to expect that livestock manure was spread on the field. livestock have been of major importance with cow, sheep and goat as the most important animal species in Roman times and migration times.
In addition, pig, horse and chickens in the Viking Age and Middle Ages.
We believe that hunting has a greater role here than on the no-forest-covered Jæren during the first two to three hundred years AD.
The extent of hunting and fishing, and the fact that this work has been done for the economy of those who lived here at Lyngaland, we know nothing about.
People and animals under the same roof
The walls of the outer walls show us the size of the house. Within the wall was the wooden wall of the standing panel.
The roof was suspended from strong poles on the ground, or was dug into the ground floor.
Fireplaces and finds on site can help us to determine what the house was used for.
The smallest house has probably been used for human dwellings.
Four, five thousand chunks of ceramics are the most numerous finds.
Otherwise there were found spinning wheels, cranky mills, mill stones, and other things.
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Location: Lyngaland, Jæren, Norway
Camera: Nikon P900
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