Kuninkaanhauta (''The King's Grave'') is a

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...

tumulus A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds or ''kurgans'', and may be found throughout much of the world. A cairn, which is a mound of stones buil ...

in the village of

Panelia Panelia is a village in the municipality of Eura in Satakunta, Finland. It is located on the connecting road 2172, about away from the town centers of Eura and Harjavalta. Panelia has a population of 850 inhabitants, and, along with the Eurakosk ...

Eura Eura is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipal ...

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, dating back to c. 1500–1300 BC. It is the largest burial

cairn A cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones raised for a purpose, usually as a marker or as a burial mound. The word ''cairn'' comes from the gd, càrn (plural ). Cairns have been and are used for a broad variety of purposes. In prehis ...

(Finnish: ''hiidenkiuas'') in Finland, Kuninkaanhauta is 36×30 meters wide and about four meters high.Kuninkaanhauta
SpottingHistory. Retrieved 3 February 2016. According to the legends, Kuninkaanhauta is the burial place of a local king or chief, but the grave has never been opened. It was built on the shore of the ancient Bay of Panelia. Since the Bronze Age, the coastline has moved nearly 20 kilometers west due to the post-glacial rebound. Kuninkaanhauta is located about 9 kilometers northeast of the

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of Sammallahdenmäki which includes more than 30 Bronze Age burial cairns.Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki
UNESCO. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

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