Kuninkaanhauta (The King's Grave) is a Bronze Age tumulus in the village of Panelia in Eura, Finland, dating back to c. 1500–1300 BC. It is the largest burial cairn (Finnish: hiidenkiuas) in Finland, Kuninkaanhauta is 36×30 meters wide and about four meters high.[1]
According to the legends, Kuninkaanhauta is the burial place of a local king or chief, but the grave has never been opened.[1] It was built on the shore of the ancient Bay of Panelia. Since the Bronze Age, the coastline has moved nearly 20 kilometers west due to the post-glacial rebound.[2]
Kuninkaanhauta is located about 9 kilometers northeast of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Sammallahdenmäki which includes more than 30 Bronze Age burial cairns.[3]
- ^ a b Kuninkaanhauta SpottingHistory. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ Harjula, Janne: "Burial Cairns in the Region of the Ancient Bay of Panelia" Fennoscandia Archaeologica XVII. Archaeological Society of Finland, Helsinki, 2000. ISSN 0781-7126. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki UNESCO. Retrieved 3 February 2016.