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The grave goods

Finds from the graves of the Single Grave Culture reflect new fashions in weaponry and personal jewellery. Amber was coveted and amber jewellery was worn by both men and women. Other raw materials were not abundant. Apparently the supplies of high quality flint from the flint-rich areas of north and east Denmark were cut off.

Flint axe and pottery vessel from man's grave at Malle, Horne, southwest Jutland.

Brothers in ams?

Some graves contained the bodies of two men, who were buried together. This could indicate a special brotherhood, which meant that the two met their deaths together. In the grave at Torupgårde, southwest Jutland, lay the bodies of two men with identical equipment: a battle axe, two amber discs and a flint blade.

The grave goods
Flint axe and pottery vessel from southwest Jutland.
The grave goods
Pottery vessels from the Single Grave Culture. The tall curved beakers with cord decoration belong to the early periods, whereas the vessels with straight walls belong to the late period, the so-called Upper Grave Period.
The grave goods
These grave gifts from male burials date to the so-called Bottom Grave Period of the Single Grave Culture.