Denmark: Mammen

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Location: Mammen (BjerringhØj), Jutland, Denmark
Find Date: 1868
Bodies: '
Context: Mound
Dated to: c.970-971
Museum: National Museum of Denmark (C133-C155)
Grave Goods: Axe, Textiles, bronze cauldron, wax candle,

Mammen

The Mammen site was re-excavated in 1986. The mound was approximately 13m in diameter and probably originally about 4m high. The burial chamber was walled in oak planks about 1m high and was approximately 3m long by 1.8m wide. The body was placed in a box about 30cm in height and placed along the north wall of the chamber. [Pedersen 2014b]:p.88

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Catalogue of Grave Goods

  • Silver Inlaid Axe
  • Axe
  • Textile remains (finely woven wool, silk and fur)
  • Spangles of Gold Foil
  • Iron Strap-end
  • Casket mounts
  • Gaming Board mounts
  • Copper-alloy Cauldron
  • Copper-alloy Basin
  • Iron-bound Wooden Bucket
  • Wooden Staves from a 2nd Bucket
  • Wax Candle
  • Piece of white wax
  • Hazelnuts
  • Horn fragments

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