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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: LevänluhtaCountry: Finland
NOTE: This site is 5.449 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Latitude: 62.948731N Longitude: 22.410409E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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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 |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Levänluhta is a swampy source known for mysterious prehistoric findings. About 100 people have been discovered buried in the former lake of Levänluhta in the Iron Age. Archaeologists have also found several remains of Bronze and Silver jewellery and tools.
There are remains of buried children, the elderly and animals of different ages. The human bones of Levänluhta are dated to 300-700 BC. They are historically thought to be sacrificed human victims, but the site can also be an ancient cemetery for people died of starvation or diseases.
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