place

Gårdlösa

Archaeological sites in SwedenEuropean archaeology stubsFormer populated places in SwedenGermanic archaeological sitesMegalithic monuments in Europe
Tomelilla Municipality
Gårdlösa armborstfibula Historiska museet DIG 40144
Gårdlösa armborstfibula Historiska museet DIG 40144

Gårdlösa is the site of an Iron Age settlement in the parish of Smedstorp in Skåne, Sweden. It was inhabited briefly during the late Nordic Bronze Age, and from the 1st century BC–11th century AD. A woman's grave from the Roman Iron Age was discovered in Gårdlösa in 1949. The grave contained a silver fibula on which there was a runic inscription. Between 1963 and 1976, archaeological excavations were carried out on the house foundations, grave fields, and a shrine. The rich and varied material uncovered has enabled scholars to perform cross-domain studies of the inhabitants' social, economic and religious life, giving a good picture of an Iron Age agricultural settlement and its resources. There are two stone circles; two irregularly shaped cobble-clad graves and a smaller one; and a circular formation of stones from the late Vendel Age or the Viking Age.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Gårdlösa (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Gårdlösa
Gårdlösavägen, Tomelilla kommun

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: GårdlösaContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 55.553438888889 ° E 14.135436111111 °
placeShow on map

Address

Gårdlösavägen

Gårdlösavägen
273 98 Tomelilla kommun
Sweden
mapOpen on Google Maps

Gårdlösa armborstfibula Historiska museet DIG 40144
Gårdlösa armborstfibula Historiska museet DIG 40144
Share experience

Nearby Places