http://www.megalithic.co.uk New site additions and news from Östergötland, Sweden on the Megalithic Portal en-us http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=32501 . Barrow Cemetery in Östergötland Sat, 13 Oct 2012 10:13:36 GMT 32501 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=30542

]]>Dig reveals human skulls mounted on stakes. Recent archaeological excavations at the site of Kanaljorden in the town of Motala, Östergötland in Central Sweden have unearthed a complex Mesolithic site with ceremonial depositions of human crania in a small lake. The skulls have been been handled through a complex ceremony that involved the displaying of skulls on stakes, and the deposition of skulls in water. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:45:48 GMT 30542 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=27890

]]>. Standing Stone (Menhir) in Östergötland Sun, 21 Nov 2010 16:02:18 GMT 27890 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=16267

]]>. In the ninth century, Varin wrote a tribute in honour of his dead son. The four metric tonne Rökstenen is decorated with some 800 runes, carved on all sides and also on the top. It is the longest and most intricate runic inscription known in the world today. The experts can certainly read and translate the message, but the interpretations are still very much intriguing. Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:04:59 GMT 16267 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=12328

]]>. Carving in Östergötland Sat, 27 Aug 2005 15:13:08 GMT 12328