Category: Archaeological sites of Saaremaa

Archaeological pass of Kaali. (EST) 

Archaeological pass of Kaali.  Read (EST, Word file): here....

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Viltina harbour site

The southern coast of Saaremaa is well-indented but flat, which accounts for the scarcity of suitable locations for harbours. An area suited for landing was, presumably, in the vicinity of Asva where...

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Valjala church

https://youtu.be/dxtV0XuWw18 For English subtitles, click on the CC button:  The video introduces the hillfort of Valjala and some focus is given early Christian burial site by the Valjala church....

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Tornimäe harbour site

Harbour sites from Viking Age Estonia have been archaeologically investigated mostly on the island of Saaremaa and excavated more thoroughly at four locations – at Tornimäe, Viltina, Pällamõisa...

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Tõnija Tuulingumäe’ Cult Site

https://youtu.be/APZ-TRlqGeI For English subtitles, click on the CC button:  The video introduces the archaeological sites at Tuulingumäe and Saunamäe in Tõnija. These were both burial and sacred...

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Saunamäe grave and cult site

Excavation plan of Saunamäe. The present Tõnija, Põlluküla, and Rõõsa villages form one settlement complex. An analysis of the location of arable fields shows that the earliest settled points...

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Kaali materials

Archaeological Pass of Kaali. Read (EST, Word file): here. Map of Excavations Around Kaali’s Meteorite Crater. Link to the: map. Map of Cultural Monuments: Kaali. Link to the: map. Mägi, M....

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Karja cemetery

Graves in Karja burial site. It was during construction work near the Karja manor in 1949 that 18 skeletons with an array of old artefacts were uncovered. As it turned out, the construction had cut...

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Lepna mortuary house

The 2002–2003 archaeological excavations were carried out at a burial ground known in the local tradition as the Lepna Pestilence Hole (Est. Lepna katkuauk). The site is situated near the lower...

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Viking Age Graveyard at Piila, Saaremaa

Mägi, M.; Allmäe, R.; Maldre, L. (1998). Viking Age Graveyard at Piila, Saaremaa. Archeological fieldwork in Estonia = Arheoloogilised välitööd Eestis 1997 (99 – 116). Tallinn:...

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