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er, da hr. kjøbmand F. Høst i Sandefjord af interesse
for sagen havde underrettet derom, og ved hans velvillige
bistand fik man ogsaa gravningen foreløbig indstillet.
Men da graverne ikke kunde styre sin lyst længer, blev
arbeidet, efter kort tids stans, atter sat i gang, og jeg
reiste derfor 6 februar til stedet for at foretage, hvad der
maatte være ønskeligt. Det viste sig da, at gravningen
var udført paa den maade, at man fra et punkt noget
vestenfor midten af haugen havde gjort en smal gang
skraat nedad mod dens bund. Under dette arbeide var der
fundet nogle tynde rørformede gjenstande af stenhaardt,
sandblandet ler, og længere nede, sammen med blaaler, en
hel del flis og større tilhuggede træstykker samt mose og
fragmenter af hasselgrene. Derimod maatte det paa grund
af gravernes vaklende forklaringer ansees meget tvilsomt,
om der havde vist sig kul. Af graverne selv bleve de
omtalte rør tillagte størst betydning, men uden grund, da
disse dannes ved myrernes arbeide paa deres gang under
jorden. Der var saaledes ikke fremkommet noget, hvoraf
kunde sluttes, at man her havde en gravhaug for sig.
Men da træstykkerne viste tydelige merker paa menne-
skelig bearbeidelse, fortjente haugen en nærmere under-
segelse. Efter nogle forhandlinger fik jeg ogsaa bestemt
løfte om, at al gravning skulde henstaa, indtil telen var
gaaet af jorden, hvorimod den da skulde fortsættes uden
udgift for haugens ejere under min ledning. Dette blev
ogsaa vedtaget af mine kolleger i selskabets direktion.
I den omtalte hensigt kom jeg 27 april igjen til
stedet, og dagen efter tog gravningen sin begyndelse,
efterat jeg forinden havde lagt den plan, jeg vilde følge,
og nærmere undersøgt haugens ydre.
Ved gjentagne pløjninger baade rundt om og opad
var haugen bleven meget forandret, saa at hverken dens
oprindelige form eller størrelse nøjagtig kunde bestemmes.
Rimeligvis maatte den have været adskillig højere og
havt rund form, men nu var den noget oval, idet dens
længde fra n. ø.—s. v. ved maaling befandtes at være
ca. 50 m., medens den fra n. v.—s. ø. kun var ca. 43 m.
lang. Højden fra marken til dens top antoges for hen-
imod 5 m. Paa den østre halvdel af haugen viste der
sig i midten fra foden til henimod toppen en svag for-
dybning, som efter hvad der blev sagt skulde hidrøre fra
en gravning for omtrent 50 aar siden, men syntes at
maatte være meget ældre.
Med hensyn dernæst til den plan, jeg vilde følge ved
as Mr. F. Høst, -at Sandefjord, had — from interest in
the matter — informed us; and through his kind assistance
we also got the excavations stopped for a time. But as
the diggers couid no longer control their curiosity, they
again began their work, that had been suspended for a little
while. On the 6th of February I therefore went down
to the place to do what might be considered desirable.
It then appeared, that the digging had been executed in
such a manner, that from a point a little westward of
the middle of the mound, a small passage had been for-
med aslant down toward the bottom. While digging
thus they had found some thin tubular things of sandy
clay hard as stone, and further down also mixed with
blue clay, a great quantity of chips, and larger pieces
of wood, that had been cut, and of moss together with
fragments of hazel branches. On the other hand it must
on account of the vacillating explanation of the diggers,
be held very doubtful whether any coal had been
found. The tubes mentioned seemed to the diggers of
the greatest importance, but without any reason, for they
had clearly been formed by ants forming their passage
under the ground. Nothing had consequently appeared,
that might lead to the supposition, that we here had a
barrow before us. But as the pieces of wood evidently
showed marks of having been- worked by the hand of men,
the mound deserved more closely to be examined. After
some negotiations it was settled, that the digging should
be put off, until the frost had gone out of the ground
and then continued under my guidance without any ex-
pense to the owners, to which the other directors of the
society also agreed.
With this intention I again on the 27th of April
came to the place, and, when I had closely examined the
outside of the mound, we on the following day began the
digging, as I had previously settled how I would proceed.
The mound had through repeated ploughings both
round about it and upwards, been so much changed, that
it was impossible in any way to judge as to either its
original form or its exact size. Most likely it must have
been somewhat higher and round, but now it was some-
what oblong. When measured, its length from N. E. to
S. W. was found to be about 50 m., whilst from N. W.
to S. E. it was but 43 m. long. The height from the
field level to its top was supposed to be about 5 m. On the
eastern part of the mound there appeared in the middle,
from the basis to the top, a slight recess which according
to what was stated, had originated from an excavation
some fifty years ago, but which seemed to be much
older.
As to the plan I wished to follow under the exca-
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