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Stone ship

The two greatest stone ships at Anund's barrow in Sweden.
Stone ships on Gotland, Sweden

The stone ship or ship setting was an early burial custom in Scandinavia, Northern Germany, and the Baltic states. The grave or cremation burial was surrounded by slabs or stones in the shape of a boat or ship. The ships vary in size and were erected from c. 1000 BCE to 1000 CE.


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