In English<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDuring the fall of 2019, in connection to the construction of Ostl\u00e4nken, archaeologists from the Archaeologists excavated a large Vendel and Viking cemetery field near B\u00e5dstorp outside Swedish Norrk\u00f6ping. A total of about 150 graves were found where the dead had been cremated and then placed in pottery vessels with accompanying grave good. The find include copper alloy buckles, carnelian and amber beads, as well as bones from a wide variety of animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the 150 graves both men, women and children of all ages were found. The graves also differed in construction depending on where on the grave field it had been placed. Some of the excavated stone constructions also lacked a burial and a clear function, which has led the archaeologists to believe the area was also used for other religious activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the archaeologists, contemporary halls were likely present in the area adjacent to the burial ground, which during the Vendel and Viking age would have been situated along excellent communication and trade routes via both land and sea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Currently post excavation work is being undertaken and among other things planned are bone analysis to determine where the buried individuals came from, as well as pottery analysis to better understand where the burial vessels might have been manufactured. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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