#burialmound — Public Fediverse posts
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Now It Has Been Confirmed: – The Largest Burial Mound In Western Norway
https://riksantikvaren.no/na-er-det-bekreftet-den-storste-gravhaugen-pa-vestlandet/ <-- shared technical article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #survey #remotesensing #groundpenetratingradar #GPR #tingmound #Karnilshaugen #TinghaugenpåHauge #Norway #astronomical #solstice #cairn #pagan #religious #solar #IronAge #burialmound #archaeology #Viking #protected #Gloppefjord #fjord #georadar #soil #manmade #WorldHeritage #nomination -
Early Celtic burial chamber from the 6th century BCE discovered in Germany
Archaeologists have unearthed a rare and well-preserved early Celtic burial chamber in the Danube plain near Riedlingen, southwestern Germany. The wooden chamber, dating back approximately 2,600 years, is located at the center of a large burial mound, or “princely burial mound,”
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/10/early-celtic-burial-chamber-discovered-in-germany/
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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #BurialMound #celts #Celtic #anthropology
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Archaeologists discover 5,300-year-old burial mound, Europe’s longest, in Czechia
During a recent highway construction project in Czechia, archaeologists have unearthed one of the largest prehistoric burial mounds in Europe.
The initial clue was an “elongated trapezoidal gutter,” a typical feature of long barrows—ancient burial mounds dating back to the Eneolithic period...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/06/5300-year-old-burial-mound-in-czechia/
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@Vibracobra23 went on the hunt for these Kent UK megaliths on Thursday. Had no idea about them till my daughter found them online. Proved quite hard to find in real life!
#histodons #megalith #neolithic #StandingStoneSunday #tomb #burialmound
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Closer look at the Menga dolmen shows it was one of the greatest #ngineering feats of the #Neolithic
#MengaDolmen is ancient #burialmound located near Antequera, #Spain. Dating to ~5,700ya and one of largest known #megalithic structures to be built in #Europe. It was built atop ohill using large stones, weighing up to 100 tons. Researchers used new technology to learn more about stones used to create ancient burial site and explore how wood & rope was used in construction
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Þorgeirsdys (the big pile of stones in the photo) in #Hraunhafnartangi (the northernmost point of mainland #Iceland) is believed to be the burial mound of Þorgeir Hávarsson who was slain there in an epic 11th century battle chronicled in an Icelandic saga. His torso is said to be buried there while his head, taken by his enemy as a trophy, somewhere else in Eyjafjörður. More info here: https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/melrakkasletta---hraunhafnartangi--one-of-two-northern-most-spots-on-the-mainland-of-iceland
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