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The King's Grave

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330: 278: 50: 294: 318: 306: 43: 266: 342: 245:. On the left side of the cist's southern end, there were raised slabs of stone from a 1.2 metres (3.9 ft) long and 0.65 metres (2.1 ft) wide cist. It was named the King's Grave due to its size, long before it was known to contain two burials. Since the site has been subject to numerous lootings, there are no reliable finds, but it is believed that the two graves were built at the same time. 196: 27: 207:, with a north–south orientation, constructed with ten slabs of stone. Still, the quarrying continued and some of the stones disappeared. In 1756 the site was analyzed by antiquarian and archaeologist Nils Wessman (1712–1763). Wessman had undertaken extensive trips to Scania in the 1740s and 1750s for archaeological investigations. 248:
After the excavation, the tomb was restored, but no one knows whether it looks similar to its original state. A comparison with other contemporaneous graves suggests that the site might have been three times higher than the 3.5 metres (11 ft) as restored. The restoration was based on
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from the 18th century and conjecture. A new chamber was constructed out of concrete and a tunnel extended into the cists. Today, it is possible for visitors to the site to enter the tomb and to see the engraved stones.
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The site was used as a quarry for construction materials until 1748, when two farmers discovered a 3.25 metres (11 ft)
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The site is located about 320 metres (1,000 ft) from the shore of the eastern coast of
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Drawings of one of the petroglyph slabs within the grave (see:
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One of the slabs of stone shows people (eight in long robes)
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double burial dating from circa the 15th century BC.
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The King's Grave is located in Sweden
Scania
Sweden
55°41′N 14°14′E / 55.683°N 14.233°E / 55.683; 14.233
Kivik
Scania
Nordic Bronze Age
Scania
European
Bronze Age
cists
petroglyphs
lurs
chariot

tomb
Gustaf Hallström
Swedish National Heritage Board
Stone Age
cairn
flintstone
bronze
cists
etchings
Aerial view of the Kivik grave
One of ten slabs of stone shows a horse drawn chariot with two four-spoked wheels
chariot
One of the slabs of stone shows people (eight in long robes)
The stones of the grave facing the grave of Kivik

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