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Built a disc golf course – damaged Iron Age graves

» Updated: 16 July 2024, 14:26

» Published: 03 July 2024

Built a disc golf course – damaged Iron Age graves
Photo: Adam Ihse/TT

The Värnamo municipality was going to build a disc golf course but damaged an ancient monument. The damage is extensive after the municipality's blunder, experts conclude after inspecting the burial ground.

It's sad. There's extensive damage, says archaeologist Emma Boman from the county museum to P4 Jönköping.

Half of the eleven Iron Age graves are destroyed, according to her. Skeletal parts have been exposed and some are scattered since material has been removed.

This is serious. This kind of thing shouldn't really happen, says antiquarian Anders Kraft, county administrative board, to the channel.

The county administrative board will now try to repair the damage, but it can't be fully restored since parts are missing, he adds.

The Värnamo municipality says that they misjudged the area. The municipality has reported itself to the police.

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