Time Periods
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
Time Periods
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
Location
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Kaup, located on the Curonian Lagoon's shore in modern Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, is an early medieval Norse burial site with significant archaeological importance. The site, identified as a potential starting point of the Amber Road, served as a major trading post and settlement for Old Prussians and later Swedish merchants from the 9th century CE. Excavations revealed a large cemetery with up to 500 tumuli, highlighting prominent Swedish connections through the grave goods. Kaup thrived as a market town and a strategic trading hub before suffering destruction in the 10th and 11th centuries due to raids by Danish forces, including those led by Haakon and Cnut the Great. The site remained significant until the Northern Crusades of the 13th century when Prussian occupation ended.
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