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6222.01.07 Interior of Kungagraven Bronze Age tomb Kivik Skåne Sweden Keywords: Decorated slab sides to the tomb of King s Grave or Bredarör burial cist cairn dating from 1500 BC is 75 metres in diameter and originally covered the grave chamber completely The entrance was made in 1930 s An unusual feature of this tomb is the decoration of the rock slabs which variously depict a two wheeled horse drawn cart horses people some making music possibly a funeral procession as well as various motifs common in rock carvings such as sun wheels Swedish old ancient prehistoric cold death dead sacred religion belief afterlife spirit spiritual world journey voyage pagan antiquity ritual ceremony ceremonial burial site eerie chilling cursed place of religious sacred rites new birth beginning primitive elemental scene quite peaceful unusual unnatural sombre time Skane lgpl
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Photographer: Leslie Garland
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Interior of Kungagraven Bronze Age tomb Kivik Skåne Sweden
Keywords: Decorated slab sides to the tomb of King s Grave or Bredarör burial cist cairn dating from 1500 BC is 75 metres in diameter and originally covered the grave chamber completely The entrance was made in 1930 s An unusual feature of this tomb is the decoration of the rock slabs which variously depict a two wheeled horse drawn cart horses people some making music possibly a funeral procession as well as various motifs common in rock carvings such as sun wheels Swedish old ancient prehistoric cold death dead sacred religion belief afterlife spirit spiritual world journey voyage pagan antiquity ritual ceremony ceremonial burial site eerie chilling cursed place of religious sacred rites new birth beginning primitive elemental scene quite peaceful unusual unnatural sombre time Skane lgpl