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<< Our Photo Pages >> Steinsjordene sacrificial marsh - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Norway in Telemark

Submitted by kenntha88 on Monday, 24 September 2012  Page Views: 1409

Natural PlacesSite Name: Steinsjordene sacrificial marsh
Country: Norway
NOTE: This site is 24.047 km away from the location you searched for.

Fylke: Telemark Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Larvik  Nearest Village: Bamble
Latitude: 59.004765N  Longitude: 9.655437E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Steinsjordene sacrificial marsh
Steinsjordene sacrificial marsh submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Telemark Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)
Natural Feature in Telemark
This flat, grassy field that once was a swampy area, is believed to have been a marsh in ancient times. Here there has been found a lot of artefacts from the stone age and up to the bronze age. It had not been used for agriculture until the 1700s.

Among the finds in the field were two very large flint axes, they were too large to have been for human use. It is believed they had been made to be a sacrifice to ancient gods. They are believed to be around 5000 years old. Several other flint blades have also been found in this once marshy area.

A number of charcoal pits have been found just next to the marsh. It is not known, however, what these pits have been used for. In the bottom of the pits was found a large quantity of charcoal.

Close to the narrow country road is a round barrow. It is around 18 metres in diameter and around 2 metres in height. It is locally called "Eikehaugen" (the oak mound) because of a large oak tree growing on top. It has never been excavated.
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Steinsjordene sacrificial marsh
Steinsjordene sacrificial marsh submitted by kenntha88 : The Eikehaugen barrow. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Steinsjordene sacrificial marsh
Steinsjordene sacrificial marsh submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Telemark Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)

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