A team of archaeologists from the Swedish National Archaeological Museum discovered a huge burial site from the Viking Age near the village of Twoker in the southwest of the country. Opening date announced portal Swedish archaeological society Arkeologerna.
During the excavations, scientists found 139 graves, including many ship-shaped mounds. Experts emphasized that they have been able to examine only 6% of the tomb complex so far.
The team’s archaeological finds included human and animal bones, metal accessories and ceramic vessels, arrowheads, and large stones that formed ship-shaped structures around individual mounds.
According to scientists, one of the burial sites turned out to be particularly well equipped. Inside there are traces of the funeral pyre and the bones of sacrificial animals. At the same time, many artifacts were seriously damaged during cremation.
The exact age of the Viking cemetery has not yet been determined, but the team suggests that it dates back to the 8th and 9th centuries AD. This period is indicated by a piece of silver coin found during excavations.
Previously in Denmark discovered Viking burial with rare artifacts.