Rannarve ship burials

Title: Rannarve ship burials

Rannarve is a unique archaeological site from the younger Bronze Age in Gotland, Sweden. On Rannarve, there are eight fornminningar; six ship burials, a round stone setting, and a rest stone. Four of the ship burials are aligned in a row, are exactly the same size, and have common stem stones. Together, the four ship burials measure 32 meters and are 4 meters wide. The stones are set, tightly packed and the stem stones are higher than the others, about two meters high.

The site was excavated and restored in 1966-1967. Archeological excavations have revealed various artifacts, including an unusual house urn found in one of the ship burials with burned bones and two miniature knives in bronze. The area surrounding Rannarve is rich in fornminningar. If you continue along the path 300 meters to the north, you will come to a large grave mound that is almost three meters high and 21 meters in diameter.

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