08/12/31 21:53:21
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The oldest cemetery in Gotland is at the northern end and was buried
beneath layers of settlement at the harbour. The cemetery covers
the period from the 7th century onwards, and remained in use until
the 10th century. In all, 30 graves have been excavated, most of
them women. Also, most of the graves were well furnished, especially
those of the women, showing the typical Gotlandic style of jewellery.
The grave goods suggest that most of the persons buried here were
natives of Gotland, however, DNA investigation of one of the male
bodies reveals extensive contacts eastwards. About 40% of the male
population seems to have an origin in Eastern Europe, meaning
the Baltic States and nowadays Russia. One man is of special
interest - he was buried with a broken picture stone.
The stone was arranged in the grave in such a way that its upper
part was placed behind the dead man's head and the lower part
at his feet. The stone is a typical 9th century product with a ship
under sail in its lower part and a man on a horse greeted in
Valhalla by a woman carrying a drinking horn in its top part.
According to DNA, this man is a Mongolian. It is unclear why a
person who was not native to Gotland was buried with a traditional
Gotlandic picture stone.