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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: JõelähtmeCountry: Estonia Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Tallinn Nearest Village: Jõelähtme
Latitude: 59.440150N Longitude: 25.134660E
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
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The mounds belong to the 9th-7th centuries BC. This was the late Bronze Age in Estonia as well as in Scandinavia. The dead were buried unburned and provided with modest grave goods: some bone and bronze artefacts. One man was accompanied by his dog. According to calculations the "graveyard" was used by a single family throughout several generations. Each generation created a new mound. The head of the family was buried in the central cist and the less important family members around him inside the stone circle. The slaves were probably buried elsewhere.
See http://www.muinas.ee/ecp/rebala/Muistised/Kalmed_ja_muuseum/stone_barrows_and_museum.html
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