Traces of a Swedish army camp from 1644 revealed at Uppakra by extensive magnetometer survey

In the framework of an archaeological prospection case study conducted at the Swedish Iron Age site of Uppakra near Lund, a large number of anomalies caused by buried archaeological remains were detected using extensive magnetic surveys. Written sources report that the Swedish army under Field marshal Gustav Horn had established a camp near the village of Uppakra in autumn 1644, awaiting the approaching Danish army. Magnetic anomalies of two large, square structures, numerous pits and several pit alignments have been interpreted as possible traces of buried remains of this army camp. We present archaeological prospection data from Uppakra with regard to the events that took place during Horn's war in 1644.

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In an archaeological prospection case study at the Swedish Iron Age site of Uppakra near Lund, extensive magnetic surveys detected numerous anomalies caused by buried archaeological remains. These anomalies, including magnetic readings of large structures and pits, are interpreted as possible traces of a Swedish army camp established under Field Marshal Gustav Horn in autumn 1644. The study presents archaeological prospection data from Uppakra related to the events of Horn's war in 1644.