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'''Sagaholm''' is a [[Bronze Age]] cairn located just south of [[Jönköping]][[Sweden]].  
'''Sagaholm''' is a Bronze Age cairn located just south of Jönköping,  Sweden.


The site  had a large [[tumulus|barrow]] from the early [[Nordic Bronze Age]]. It had a circle of slabs of [[sandstone]], probably as many as 100. The Bronze Age graves were built in the form of a mound. Around  1,500 years after the grave was built, another four smaller graves were constructed at the foot of the mound.  
The site  had a large barrow from the early Nordic Bronze Age. It had a circle of slabs of sandstone, probably as many as 100. The Bronze Age graves were built in the form of a mound. Around  1,500 years after the grave was built, another four smaller graves were constructed at the foot of the mound.


Only 45 graves remain, with 18 of them are adorned with [[petroglyph]]s depicting ships, animals and people, including scenes of [[zoophilia]]. The finds are presently on display in Jönköpings County Museum (''Jönköpings läns museum'') in  Jönköping.
Only 45 graves remain, with 18 of them are adorned with petroglyphs depicting ships, animals and people, including scenes of [[zoophilia]]. The finds are presently on display in Jönköpings County Museum (''Jönköpings läns museum'') in  Jönköping.


==See also==
== References ==
*[[The King's Grave]]
*[[Trundholm sun chariot]]


==Source==
# [https://jonkopingslansmuseum.se/se-och-gora/kalender/utstallningar/sagaholmshogen/ Sagaholmshögen] ''Jönköpings läns museum''. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
 
==Sources==
*Goldhahn, Joakim  ''Om döda och efterlevande med exempel från Bredrör, Skelhøj, Sagaholm och Mjeltehaugen'' (Bergen, Norway: "Arkeologiske Skrifter". Pg 283-303. 2006)
*Goldhahn, Joakim  ''Om döda och efterlevande med exempel från Bredrör, Skelhøj, Sagaholm och Mjeltehaugen'' (Bergen, Norway: "Arkeologiske Skrifter". Pg 283-303. 2006)


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://home.online.no/~wen-mja/ontherocks/sagaholm.htm Sagaholm]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110907011750/http://home.online.no/~wen-mja/ontherocks/sagaholm.htm Sagaholm]
*[http://www.jkpglm.se/english/archaeology/places.html Jönköpings läns museum]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100813143716/http://www.jkpglm.se/english/archaeology/places.html Jönköpings läns museum]
 
[[Category:History]]
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[[Category:Nordic Bronze Age]]
[[Category:Germanic archaeological artifacts]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Sweden]]
[[Category:Geats]]
[[Category:Zoophilia]]

Latest revision as of 20:18, 12 October 2024

Sagaholm is a Bronze Age cairn located just south of Jönköping, Sweden.

The site had a large barrow from the early Nordic Bronze Age. It had a circle of slabs of sandstone, probably as many as 100. The Bronze Age graves were built in the form of a mound. Around 1,500 years after the grave was built, another four smaller graves were constructed at the foot of the mound.

Only 45 graves remain, with 18 of them are adorned with petroglyphs depicting ships, animals and people, including scenes of zoophilia. The finds are presently on display in Jönköpings County Museum (Jönköpings läns museum) in Jönköping.

References

  1. Sagaholmshögen Jönköpings läns museum. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

Sources

  • Goldhahn, Joakim Om döda och efterlevande med exempel från Bredrör, Skelhøj, Sagaholm och Mjeltehaugen (Bergen, Norway: "Arkeologiske Skrifter". Pg 283-303. 2006)

External links