This spearhead discovered in 1948 near the Kaukas factory in Lappeenranta has been dated from the 600s - 800s. Stillness in South Karelia As the Iron Age begins, the quiet in South Karelia continues. No artefacts have been found in the area from the Earlier Iron Age (0 - 400 A.D.) or Middle Iron Age (400 - 800 A.D.). There is one exception from the end of the Middle Iron Age: a spearhead was discovered in the Kaukas area of Lappeenranta that tells of western hunters or influences. The region certainly must have had its own Early Metal Age population, even though this cannot be directly confirmed by findings.