Udgravningen i Perlegade og Sønderborgs historie i middelalderen

Resumé

In 2020, two houses burned down on Perlegade
21 in Sønderborg, Denmark. They
were soon thereafter demolished. One of
the houses was timber build and from the
late 16th century, while the other house was
from around 1800. In advance of a new
construction project on the address Museum
Sønderjylland – Arkæologi excavated
a 236 m² area at the site in 2021. The excavation
resulted in the findings of five older
phases of buildings: the oldest phase from
the 14th century and the last phase from the
16th century. The oldest building was built
with earth fast posts. From around 1400 it
changed to a timber-framed construction
on a stone foundation wall. The different
phases had approximately the same placement,
and orientation throughout the period.
Moreover, some of the internal organisation
in each house could be identified.
Perlegade has been the main thoroughfare
throughout Sønderborg’s history from
around 1300 to modern time. The results
not only contributed to the knowledge of
the oldest house types in Sønderborg, but
it also provided evidence that Perlegade
and therefore also Sønderborg city extended
north all the way to Perlegade 21 in the
14th century. This paper is a preliminary
presentation of the results of the excavation.