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Sammallahdenmäki
61.1206° N, 21.7775° E
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Sammallahdenmäki is a Bronze Age burial site in Finland near 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.
Historical Timeline
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Bronze Age construction
c. 1500–500 BCE
First recorded mention
1878
Högman excavations
1891
UNESCO inscription
1999
Archaeological Features
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Burial and Funerary Structures
Religious and Ritual Structures
Environmental and Natural Features
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