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Vätteryd
The Vätteryd grave field (Swedish: ''Vätteryds gravfält''), also known as Vätterydshed, is an Iron Age grave field in Hässleholm Municipality in Scania, Sweden. The site is located in a heathfield between the localities of Tjörnarp and Sösdala. The grave field consists of 183 menhirs, 15 stone ships - the largest 25 m long and 8 m wide - and 2 circles. Many of the stone ships are so damaged that all that remains are parts smaller than half the original size. Vätteryd, with about 600 menhir, has been considered one of the largest grave field in Scandinavia. Between 1955 and 1957, an archaeological survey was made of part of the burial ground. Research indicated the solitary stones constituted fire pits that were built between about the year 400 and 900 AD. The grave goods found -including bronze jewelry, glass and bronze pearls, and bronze wire - were taken to various museums in Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Swed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grave Field
A grave field is a prehistoric cemetery, typically of Bronze Age and Iron Age Europe. Grave fields are distinguished from necropoleis by the former's lack of remaining above-ground structures, buildings, or grave markers. Types Grave fields can be classified by type of burial custom: *tumulus (kurgan) fields *flat graves *row graves: grave fields arranged in rows *ossuaries *shaft tombs *urnfields Celtic grave fields ;Hallstatt culture *Kinding-Ilbling, Eichstätt district, Germany ;La Tène culture *Münsingen-Rain, Berne, Switzerland Northern Europe Scandinavia ;Nordic Bronze Age * Jordbro Grave Field, Jordbro, Sweden *Sammallahdenmäki, Finland * Ekornavallen, Falköping Municipality, Sweden *Gettlinge, Öland, Sweden *Itzehoe tumulus, Germany ;Vendel period *Vendel, Uppland, Sweden *Greby, Bohuslän, Sweden *Smålandsstenar, Gislaved Municipality, Sweden *Trullhalsar, Gotland, Sweden *Blomsholm, Bohuslän, Sweden *Högom, Medelpad, Sweden * Vätteryd, Skåne County, Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
