The field has been scanned by ground-penetrating radar showing evidence of a large farm with several structures and production establishments from the Viking age.

Lorange found a massive layer of coal assumed to be the remains of a Viking long ship.

In addition to this Lorange found a large amount of further items, ranging from swords, long bows and spears to glass beads, combs, tools and animal remains.

Once the excavation was completed Lorange refilled the mound leaving it as close to the original as possible.

Many parallels can be drawn to the burial customs of the Volga Vikings described by Ahmad ibn Fadlan in the 10th century.

As there is no other named person with the status required for such a ritual, and that the Myklebust farm was of great importance in Firda one can conclude that it is highly likely the burial of Audbjørn.

In April 2024 the Director General of the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage announced that they would begin surveying whether Norway's Viking Age burial mounds should be placed on Norway's tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage.

Among the discoveries was an additional 600 ship rivets, 4 shield bosses, a bronze ring of Keltic origin and a glass bottle containing a message from Anders Lorange himself.

The radar scans highlighted an area on the mound that was different to the rest, this was assumed to be the original trench.

The survey indicated a Viking village was located directly north of the mound.

In total the radar and metal detector survey indicated potentially upwards of 8000 unique artefacts.