Megalithic Portal: Latest from Sweden

U 170 (Vaxholm)

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:44:27 GMT

]]>. A Viking-era rune stone has been "rediscovered" near Vaxholm in the Stockholm archipelago after a group of university students stumbled across the historic rock that had been hiding in plain sight for nearly 300 years.

Sverker Runestone

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:39:24 GMT

]]>. Carving in S�dermanland

Skateholm Mesolithic Settlement

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:09:30 GMT

. Skateholm settlement is a settlement with associated burial ground from the Mesolithic period, the graves have been dated from about 5250 to 4900 BC. About 90 graves have been found and investigated in connection with three settlements.

N�ssja domarring

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 10:13:36 GMT

. Barrow Cemetery in �sterg�tland

Human Genes Provide Clues to Rise and Spread of European Agriculture

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:39:45 GMT

]]>"The results suggest that agriculture spread across Europe in concert with a migration of people.". Did agriculture in Stone Age Europe rise and spread through the gradual transfer and diffusion of the farming idea from agriculturalists to hunter-gatherers, or was it brought as a package by migrating agriculturalists? Was agriculture introduced from south to north, as the archaeological record suggests, or did it come from a different direction? A joint Swedish-Danish research team may have finally found some answers.

Getinge bautastenar

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:58:53 GMT

]]>. In a area dense with ancient remains are these four standing stones (in Swedish bautastenar). In the wood next to the stones are the remains of what looks like a cairn.

Asige bautastenar

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:58:08 GMT

]]>. In an area dense with ancient remains are these three standing stones (in Swedish bautastenar) and a mound.

Ivars Kulle

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:31:02 GMT

]]>. Round Barrow in Halland

�inge treuddar

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:14:01 GMT

]]>. A plaque on the sites states: "In �inge are two of the largest Tridents (treuddar) in the country. Each one has a length of 33 metres and a height of 0.6-0.7 metres. They are positioned 25 metres from each other. They seem to belong to the period 400-600 AD and are probably graves.

J�ttah�gen

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:22:50 GMT

]]>. Barrow Cemetery in Halland