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DigsSite Name: KanaljordenCountry: Sweden
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Landskap: Östergötland Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Motala
Latitude: 58.533513N Longitude: 15.048240E
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
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The rituals were conducted on a massive (14 x 14 m) stone-packing constructed on the bottom of a shallow lake.
The site of Kanaljorden is a complex ancient monument that contain both settlement remains and ritual deposits from the Mesolithic. The settlement have traces of several phases of occupation preliminary dated to the Early Mesolithic (9651-8769 cal BC), the Middle Mesolithic (7030-6505 cal BC), and possibly also the Late Mesolithic although there are no 14C-datings from the latter period yet. The deposits of ritual character in the adjacent wetland date from the late Middle Mesolithic (6212-5675 cal BC).
More at the head of excavation Fredrik Hallgren's website.
Note: Dig reveals human skulls mounted on stakes
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