Vätteryd – Mortuary Practices on a Late Iron Age Cemetery

Project: Research

Project Details

Description

The aim of the project is to understand the mortuary practices of the Late Iron Age through a renewed analysis of the cremation graves at Vätteryd, one of Scandinavias largest Late Iron Age cemeteries located in Norra Mellby parish in Hässleholm municipality, Scania.
StatusActive
Effective start/end date2019/01/012026/12/31

UKÄ subject classification

  • Archaeology

Free keywords

  • Cremation
  • Graves
  • Mortuary archaeology
  • Late Iron Age
  • Viking Age
  • Ritual practice