To 2.500 år gamle halsringe fundet nær Norrköping

To halsringe fra bronzealderen er blevet fundet i en grav i Marby uden for Norrköping. Fundet blev gjort under en arkæologisk undersøgelse forud for nyt boligbyggeri.

De to halsringe, der er omkring 2.500 år gamle, er kendt som wendelringe og er lavet af støbt bronze. De blev fundet sammen i en stenlægning med grave, hvilket arkæologerne beskriver som usædvanligt eller måske unikt.

Alf Ericsson fra Arkeologerna, en del af Statens historiske museer, siger, at holdet ikke havde forventet et sådant fund. Ringene menes at være blevet placeret som offergaver og var et statussymbol, der oftest blev båret af kvinder.

Undersøgelsen af området øst for Norrköping, som også omfatter helleristninger og bopladsrester fra den sene bronzealder, er i gang, fordi der skal bygges nye boliger på stedet. Der blev også fundet brændte menneskeknogler i en af gravene, både i en urne og i mindre gruber i jorden.

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