HERITAGE RECORD · 579

Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki

塞姆奥拉德恩青铜时代墓地遗址

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

This Bronze Age burial site features more than 30 granite burial cairns, providing a unique insight into the funerary practices and social and religious structures of northern Europe more than three millennia ago.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ239748 ↗

Administrative areaQ37013

WikipediaSammallahdenmäki ↗

Chinese Wikipedia萨马拉赫登迈基青铜时代墓冢 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

(iv)An outstanding example of a building, ensemble or landscape illustrating a significant stage in human history.

Cultural archive

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UNESCO record lead

Brief synthesis Situated on the Gulf of Bothnia, the Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki forms the largest, most varied and complete burial site from the Scandinavian Bronze Age, 1500-500 B.

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