1/ Today on #Archaeology_Online we're going north, to a group of islands North of Scotland called Shetland. Here archaeological evidence has been found which represents almost all stages of European archeology and history. But, we will focus today on Jarlshof. >>
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2/ >> The site of Jarlshof was discovered in the 19th century after a strong storm washed over the island & its shores, exposing the remains. After a historian visited the site in 1814 he coined the name, which means "The Count's house (Jarl is Count in Norse). >>
3/ >> The naming of the site is funny, because it took another century for researchers to discover that there were Viking remains on the site. The first archeological excavation at the site was conducted in 1925, & in which they found pottery vessels from the Neolithic period. >>
4/ >> Remains from the Bronze Age were also found in Jarlshof, a period that in the British Isles is dated between 2000 - 800 BC, yet some finds from a settlement on the island from circa 2500 BC were also found. >>

* Bronze Age tools found at the site.
4/ >> Remains from the Bronze Age were also found in Jarlshof, a period that in the British Isles is dated between 2000 - 800 BC, yet some finds from a settlement on the island from circa 2500 BC were also found. >>* Bronze Age tools found at the site.
4/ >> Remains from the Bronze Age were also found in Jarlshof, a period that in the British Isles is dated between 2000 - 800 BC, yet some finds from a settlement on the island from circa 2500 BC were also found. >>* Bronze Age tools found at the site.
5/ >> Small, oval houses with thick stone walls from the Late Bronze Age were found, which resemble the buildings at the site of Skara Brae. Skara Brae is also located in Shetland & these could have originally been underground buildings. >>

* Skara Brae Bronze Age remains.
6/ >> The next settlement phase at Jarlshof is the Iron Age which was built directly on the buildings from the Bronze Age. Among the buildings are the "round houses". Lack of artifacts from the buildings make their dating problematic, but they are attributed to the Iron Age. >>
6/ >> The next settlement phase at Jarlshof is the Iron Age which was built directly on the buildings from the Bronze Age. Among the buildings are the "round houses". Lack of artifacts from the buildings make their dating problematic, but they are attributed to the Iron Age. >>
6/ >> The next settlement phase at Jarlshof is the Iron Age which was built directly on the buildings from the Bronze Age. Among the buildings are the "round houses". Lack of artifacts from the buildings make their dating problematic, but they are attributed to the Iron Age. >>
7/ >> One of the most beautiful finds in Jarlshof are the wheelhouses, built around 200 BC and in use until the 2nd century CE. Unlike such wheelhouses found at other sites in Scotland, which were built into the ground, these were built above ground. >>
7/ >> One of the most beautiful finds in Jarlshof are the wheelhouses, built around 200 BC and in use until the 2nd century CE. Unlike such wheelhouses found at other sites in Scotland, which were built into the ground, these were built above ground. >>
7/ >> One of the most beautiful finds in Jarlshof are the wheelhouses, built around 200 BC and in use until the 2nd century CE. Unlike such wheelhouses found at other sites in Scotland, which were built into the ground, these were built above ground. >>
7/ >> One of the most beautiful finds in Jarlshof are the wheelhouses, built around 200 BC and in use until the 2nd century CE. Unlike such wheelhouses found at other sites in Scotland, which were built into the ground, these were built above ground. >>
8/ >> In addition to all these finds, remains from the Viking Age were also found at the site. The remains covered most of the site, & according to research, the Vikings lived on the island from the 9th-14th century AD. In the 1930's the first Nordic longhouse was excavated. >>
9/ >> The site of Jarlshof is an important site in Scotland which, as mentioned, represents the history and archeology of the area well. The site is a candidate to be included in the list of world heritage sites but has not yet officially entered the list.

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