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Sanden, Wijnand A. B. van der: Early Iron Age ard shares from Drenthe, the Netherlands
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EARLY IRON AGE ARD SHARES FROM
DRENTHE, THE NETHERLANDS
By
Wijnand A. B. van der Sanden'’'
Up to the present, five wooden ard shares
have been found in the Netherlands: one in
the southern part of the country, in the prov-
ince of Limburg (findspot 4 on Fig. 1) the
other four in the northern part, in the prov-
ince of Drenthe (Fig. 1:1-3). All are made of
oak. They were published more than 30 years
ago by Van der Poel (1960-61, 157-59) and
had previously been described by van Giffen
(1944, 156) and Glob (1951, 69). In this article
I shall deal exclusively with the ard shares
from Drenthe. All four are kept at the Drents
Museum in Assen (Fig. 2).
The ard shares were found on three differ-
ent occasions.
1. In March 1905 two specimens were exca-
vated, during the digging of a ditch in heath-
land near Echten, municipality of Rumen (see
Table 1 for measurements). They were found
at a depth of 1.5 m, in a humus layer, together
with “chalk-like” material and pieces of
wood. All this was covered with a mass of
stones, according to the regional newspaper
“two cartloads”.1 Unfortunately the “chalk-
like” material has not been preserved. An
eye-witness stated that it reminded him of
bone. There was no pottery associated with
this find.
2. The third ard share was discovered in
1936, in a small cauldron bog north of the
village of Loon, municipality of Assen. The
wooden object was lying at a depth of 0.8 m,
on a concave floor of stones. This floor had
been laid on the sandy subsoil. Again no pot-
tery was found.
3. In the same year another ard share was
discovered, this time in a well near the village
of Erm, municipality of Sleen. The wooden
share was bought by the Drents Museum
from the headmaster of a local school.2 Ac-
Fig. 1. Find spots of wooden ard shares in the
Netherlands. 1: Loon; 2: Erm; 3: Echten; 4: Echt.
Drawing J. Bruggink, Drents Museum. □ Fund-
orte vorgeschichtlicher Haken in den Niederlan-
den.
* Drents Museum, Assen, The Netherlands.
DRENTHE, THE NETHERLANDS
By
Wijnand A. B. van der Sanden'’'
Up to the present, five wooden ard shares
have been found in the Netherlands: one in
the southern part of the country, in the prov-
ince of Limburg (findspot 4 on Fig. 1) the
other four in the northern part, in the prov-
ince of Drenthe (Fig. 1:1-3). All are made of
oak. They were published more than 30 years
ago by Van der Poel (1960-61, 157-59) and
had previously been described by van Giffen
(1944, 156) and Glob (1951, 69). In this article
I shall deal exclusively with the ard shares
from Drenthe. All four are kept at the Drents
Museum in Assen (Fig. 2).
The ard shares were found on three differ-
ent occasions.
1. In March 1905 two specimens were exca-
vated, during the digging of a ditch in heath-
land near Echten, municipality of Rumen (see
Table 1 for measurements). They were found
at a depth of 1.5 m, in a humus layer, together
with “chalk-like” material and pieces of
wood. All this was covered with a mass of
stones, according to the regional newspaper
“two cartloads”.1 Unfortunately the “chalk-
like” material has not been preserved. An
eye-witness stated that it reminded him of
bone. There was no pottery associated with
this find.
2. The third ard share was discovered in
1936, in a small cauldron bog north of the
village of Loon, municipality of Assen. The
wooden object was lying at a depth of 0.8 m,
on a concave floor of stones. This floor had
been laid on the sandy subsoil. Again no pot-
tery was found.
3. In the same year another ard share was
discovered, this time in a well near the village
of Erm, municipality of Sleen. The wooden
share was bought by the Drents Museum
from the headmaster of a local school.2 Ac-
Fig. 1. Find spots of wooden ard shares in the
Netherlands. 1: Loon; 2: Erm; 3: Echten; 4: Echt.
Drawing J. Bruggink, Drents Museum. □ Fund-
orte vorgeschichtlicher Haken in den Niederlan-
den.
* Drents Museum, Assen, The Netherlands.