Black and white picture of Sammallahdenmäki in 1911.

The photo above is from the year 1911.
Photo: The Finnish Heritage Agency
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Aerial view of the burial mounds at the northern end of the Bronze Age cemetery of Sammallahdenmäki.

First archaeological excavations

Photo of the Bronze Age burial mound area at Sammallahdenmäki. The picture shows the whole of one low stone cairn. The landscape in the picture is a rocky forest landscape. Coniferous trees can be seen in the background.

Excavations in 2002

The picture shows two rectangular structures built of stones, with larger vertical stones at the ends, and a shared end stone in the middle.

Burial from the Early Metal Age

The picture shows a worn-looking fragment of a metal bracelet. The object is made of bronze and dates from the early Iron Age, around the beginning of AD.

A fragment of a bracelet from the early Iron Age, around the year 0

People walking in Sammallahdenmäki.

Bronze Age climate