Kungshögarna (Mjölby)
The Kungshögarna of Mjölby (also known as Knektahagen or Kungshöga gravfalt ) are a large burial ground from the Iron Age in Östergötland in Sweden .
It is located in Mjölby on the 1.5 kilometer long plateau of a gravel terrace and consists of 125 visible monuments. The burial ground was probably used during the Iron Age (500 BC to 500 AD) for 1000 years and includes 80 round stone settings , 20 burial mounds , twelve Treudds , nine Domarrings ( German "Richterrings" ), three building stones and one oval Stone setting. The largest burial mound is about 13.0 m in diameter and 1.7 m high. The largest judge's ring has a diameter of about 18.0 m and consists of nine stones (of the original eleven). The oldest parts of the burial ground are in the northern part.
The area was first excavated in 1902. Stone Age herds have been found at the northern end of the burial ground . Other finds besides ceramics included iron and bronze buckles, individual swords and a few shards. Knives and objects for leather work were also found. The finds are in the State Historical Museum in Stockholm.
literature
- Mårten Stenberger : Nordic prehistory. Volume 4: Prehistory of Sweden. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1977, ISBN 3-529-01805-8 , p. 431.
Web links
- Kungshögarna (Mjölby) - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
Coordinates: 58 ° 19 ′ 34 ″ N , 15 ° 6 ′ 37.1 ″ E