Re: Early Christian Danes

<greymaus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:29:37 +0200, Per Rønne wrote:
Uwe Müller <uwemueller@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

There are 321graves from Kongemarken, for the time of use, 250 years, that
would add up to a little more than one burial per year.

Perhaps graves were re-used ? That is what happens to-day. Usually,
graves are discontinued after 20 years, and other people are buried in
them. After all, usually nothin remains of the dead body or the coffin
after 20 years.

The exception, of course, is people of importance. Their graves may
"survive" for centuries, even millenia.

There is a small graveyard at Knavinstown, near Kildare town, KIldare,
Ireland that seems to be _very_ old. The level of the enclosed
graveyard is about 2 metres above the surrounding field.

Due to special conditions in the ground, bodies may survive for an
extremely long time. This is why occasionally, we come across bog finds.
--
Per Erik Rønne
http://www.RQNNE.dk
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