UNESCO WHCCulturalInscribed 1999
Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki
Overview
This Bronze Age burial site features more than 30 granite burial cairns, providing a unique insight into the funerary practices and social and religious structures of northern Europe more than three millennia ago.
About Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki
Sammallahdenmäki is a Bronze Age burial site in Finland in Rauma, in the region of Satakunta. The site includes 33 granite burial cairns dating back more than 3,000 years, to 1500 to 500 BC. Sammallahdenmäki is one of the largest, most complete, and most important Bronze Age sites in Fennoscandia, and was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1999.
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Details
- Countries
- Finland
- ISO Codes
- FI
- Coordinates
- 61.1206, 21.7775
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