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Hundreds of archaeological excavations have been carried out in the [[Indre By, Aarhus|Indre By]] borough where wells, streets, homes, workshops and personal artifacts such as utensils, combs, jewelry and tools have been found in addition to 8 [[runestone]]s from Aarhus and the suburbs [[Egå]], [[Vejlby]] and [[Hørning]].{{Sfn|Damm|2005|p=40}}{{Sfn|Damm|2005|p=118}} The initial settlement was laid out along the northern shore of the fjord, extending from a [[Ford (crossing)|ford]] at [[Immervad]] in the west to the coast in the east where the city bent northwards towards [[Riis Skov]].{{Sfn|Varberg|2011|p=62}} North-west of the settlement, where [[Bispetorv]] is today, was a central, open space used as a [[Germanic paganism|pagan burial site]]. The later fortifications surrounded an area around present day [[Store Torv]] and [[Aarhus Cathedral]], marked by the streets [[Graven, Aarhus|Graven]] (Lit. Moat) to the north, [[Volden, Aarhus|Volden]] (Lit. Rampart) to the west, the fjord to the south and the coast to the east. West and north of the fortified settlement civilian areas gradually developed in the later Viking Age. The [[cadastre system]] in Indre By to this day testifies to the organization of the early settlement.
== The Bishopric (1060 AD - 1536 AD) ==
In Aarhus [[Svend Estridsen]]'s reorganization of the Danish church in 1060 marked a historical intersection point. The new bishopric was more powerful and for the first time had the official backing of the king but the town didn't have a church since Harald Hardrada had burnt it down in one of the last raids of the Viking Age in 1050. The growing power of the [[Catholic Church]] in the later [[Middle Age]] was a period of not just religious but also physical, economic and social changes. Aarhus continued its role as a military base through the 1200s but also started resembling a more typical European medieval town with a core centered around a [[cathedral]], [[city hall]] and [[town square]]. The [[Ancient See of Aarhus|bishopric]] dominated political and economic life as it became a landowner and tax collector and power and wealth was centralized in Aarhus, the seat of the bishopric, around the cathedral as the educational and administrative center. Aarhus became wealthier and the beginnings of later [[class society]] emerged
=== The King's Bishops ===
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