A Pre-Roman Burial Site in Puijonsarvennenä, Kuopio, Eastern Finland: Preliminary Results and Interpretations

• Main Authors: Kunnas-Pusa, Liisa, Knuutinen, Tarja, Salo, Kati, Kirkinen, Tuija
• Other Authors: Archaeology, Department of Cultures, Faculty of Arts
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Suomen arkeologinen seura 2023
• Subjects: 615 History and Archaeology; cremation burial; Early Metal Period; Iron Age; Pre-Roman Period; Osteology; cairn; Cairn; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/353547

In 2019, a metal detector hobbyist found an iron spearhead, a knife, and some burnt bones from an ambiguous stone structure situated on the scenic cape of Puijonsarvennenä in Kuopio. Archaeological excavation and sub- sequent analyses of the find material confirmed that the site was a single cremati...