Björkgärdet burial ground
The graves in the Björkgärdet burial ground, northeast of Uppsala in Uppland in Sweden, date from the younger Bronze Age or the older Iron Age (800 BC to 400 AD).
They are block graves ( Swedish blockgravar ) or are referred to as Fröböke-type dolmens . Some have well-preserved curb chains made from larger stones that surround the central block. There are both round and square systems. The filling within the curb chains consist of broken stones or field stones. Burned human bones were found in one of the plasters. There are also remains of skeletal graves.
The other finds from Björkgärdet are characterized by mounds of burned stones. They are in two rows. One row along a southeast-northwest trending elevation in the southern part of the area and one row along an east-west trending elevation north of the first. There are hearths adjacent. Three places with five to eight cooking pits or stoves were found.
See also
literature
- Niclas Björck: Björkgärdet - aspects på vikingarna och deras förfäder. Gårdar and rituella complex från yngre bronsålder och järnålder. Riksantikvarieämbetet , 2014 ( online)
Web links
- Lost property notice (Swedish)
- [1] (Swedish)
- Björkgärdet cemetery - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
Coordinates: 59 ° 56 ′ 10.5 ″ N , 17 ° 49 ′ 4.5 ″ E