Denmark

Illerup Ådal

Nordic Iron Age ritual deposit site, East Jutland, Denmark

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Illerup Ådal (English: Illerup River-valley) is a river valley and archeological site located near Skanderborg in East Jutland, Denmark.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Artifact production/use range

200–500 AD

Initial discovery

1950

First major excavations

1950–1956

Later excavations

1975–1985

Protected status granted

1996

Alken Enge deposition date

c. 2,000 years ago

Alken Enge skeletal excavations

2008–2009

Classification

Archaeological Features

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Military Installations

Weapons DepotsArmoriesBattlefields
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Miscellaneous Features

Caches
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Burial and Funerary Structures

Graves
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Religious and Ritual Structures

Votive Deposits
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Artistic and Decorative Features

Inscriptions
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Environmental and Natural Features

Wet MeadowsLake BedSoil Layers
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Country

Denmark

Coordinates

56.05° N, 9.93° E