Årre burial ground

The early Iron Age (500–400 BC) burial ground of Årre ( Tuegravpladsen ved Årre in Danish ) is located on Tingvejen and Trehøjevej in the village of Bryndumsager (also Brøndumsager), not far from three large protected burial mounds , east of Varde in South Jutland in Denmark . The approximately 12 hectare grave field with around 1000 mounds with urn graves was still visible in 1892 and was located at a place where three old streets met.

The Tuegravpladsen, not visible on the surface today, was examined by archaeologists in 1892, 1953–1954 and 2008–2012 . This made it possible to determine the extent of the burial ground.

Most of the mounds were 4 to 8 m in diameter and 30 to 60 cm in height. The urns contained iron needles, belt buckles, finger rings and eyelet rings. In total, around 450 graves have been excavated using different methods. The first excavations were carried out in 1892 by Anders Peter Madsen (1822–1911). At that time the hills could still be seen in the landscape. In 1953 and 1954 excavations were carried out by Carl Johan Becker (1915-2001). The last ones were made in 2008 by the Varde Museum. On this occasion, the urns were CT scanned.

Before the barrows were built, there were three large burial mounds here, which were built during the Bronze Age between 1700 and 1000 BC. Were erected.

A similar Teugravplads was found in Årupgård west of Gram.

literature

T. Lorange: Gensyn med tuegravpladsen ved Årre 2010 Opdating 2009 pp. 139–145

Individual evidence

↑ A Tuegrav, is a tomb covered by a small, low hill from the first half of the Iron Age. It can be found on larger burial grounds in West Jutland and Northern Germany. In the middle under the hill there is an urn grave with sparse additions. The hills are surrounded by moats. The edge can be marked with stones or wooden posts.

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[1] A Tuegrav, is a tomb covered by a small, low hill from the first half of the Iron Age. It can be found on larger burial grounds in West Jutland and Northern Germany. In the middle under the hill there is an urn grave with sparse additions. The hills are surrounded by moats. The edge can be marked with stones or wooden posts.