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Location:

  • Denmark, Højby
  • geo:55.916668,11.616667
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

  • -3300 / -800

Class:

  • Find
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=43369

Annotations

 The Trundholm Sun Chariot discovered in 1902 in a peat bog on the Trundholm moor in Odsherred in the northwestern part of Zealand was made in the Early Bronze Age ca 1400 BC.

See:

  1. Anders Söderberg, Reconstructing the Trundholm Sun Chariot - http://web.comhem.se/vikingbronze/sunchariot.htm
  2. N.  Meeks, C. Tulp, A. Söderberg: Precision lost wax casting. In: Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop. Experimental and Educational aspects on Bronze Metallurgy, Wilhelminaoord 18 - 22 October 1999. Tulp, C. Meeks, N. Paardekooper, R. (eds). Vereniging voor Archeologische Experimenten en Educatie. Leiden VAEE 2001, pp. 56-78
  3. http://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-bronze-age/the-sun-chariot/

Nearby

Jægerspris, Julianehøj, Monses Høj (22 km)

Jægerspris Neolithic passage grave.

Jægerspris Skove (23 km)

The Neolithic passage grave in Jægerspris Skove also calledor Slotshegnet, Hjortegårdene Jættestue 3.


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