Maarianhamina, Finland
1903-1908 (museum ship Pommern
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1388
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1769-1784
Sund, Finland
1832-1854
Eckerö, Finland
1828
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1300
Vårdö, Finland
1520-1550
Geta, Finland
1460-1540
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1510
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1380-1420
Jomala, Finland
1260-1290
Saltvik, Finland
1370-1380
Lemland, Finland
1290-1316
Kökar, Finland
1000 BC
Eckerö, Finland
0 CE
La Hougue Bie is a Neolithic ritual site which was in use around 3500 BC. Hougue is a Jèrriais/Norman language word meaning a \'mound\' and comes from the Old Norse word haugr. The site consists of 18.6m long passage chamber covered by a 12.2m high mound. The site was first excavated in 1925 by the Société Jersiaise. Fragments of twenty vase supports were found along with the scattered remains of at least eight individuals. Gravegoods, mostly pottery, were also present. At some time in the past, the site had evidently been entered and ransacked.
In Western Europe, it is one of the largest and best preserved passage graves and the most impressive and best preserved monument of Armorican Passage Grave group. Although they are termed \'passage graves\', they were ceremonial sites, whose function was more similar to churches or cathedrals, where burials were incidental.