Bronze Age Barrows (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science

Bronze Age Barrows

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This image shows a typical group of Danish Bronze Age barrows from ca. 3,500-3,100 BP. Normally they were 3-5 meters high, constructed with cut out grass turfs (sods). One barrow would demand 3 hectares of grazing land. In Denmark 50,000 such barrows were constructed during the period 3,500- 3,100 BP for the leading chiefly lineages.

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Kristian Kristiansen

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