Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki
Finland
Date of Inscription: 1999
Criteria: (iii)(iv) Region of Satakunta, Province of Western Finland N61 07 14 E21 46 39 Ref: 579rev |
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Brief Description
This Bronze Age burial site features more than 30 granite burial cairns, providing a unique insight into the funerary practices and social and religious structures of northern Europe more than three millennia ago.
Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki
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Justification for Inscription
Criterion (iii):The Sammallahdenmäki cairn cemetery bears exceptional witness to the society of the Bronze Age of Scandinavia. Criterion (iv):The Sammallahdenmäki cemetery is an outstanding example of Bronze Age funerary practices in Scandinavia.
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