Ramsättra burial ground
The Ramsättra burial ground is a burial ground in the village of Ramsättra on the Swedish island of Öland in the Baltic Sea .
The field is west of the road from Köpingsvik to Sörby . In the south-western part of the site there is one of the typical Öland windmills .
The burial ground comprises one rectangular and 34 round stone settings. It is believed that the inhabitants of the region buried their dead here during the early Iron Age , between 500 BC and 500 BC. Usually the corpses were burned first. In addition to burnt bones, archaeologists often find clay vessels , tools , jewelry and other personal belongings in comparable facilities .
Nearby is the Röse at Ramsättra .
Web links
- Grave field of Ramsättra - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
Coordinates: 56 ° 51 ′ 8.2 ″ N , 16 ° 43 ′ 37.9 ″ E