The Trial Excavation Team of the Finnish Heritage Agency examined the site in 2018, as it was considered to be at risk of destruction. Teeth and arrowheads found in the red ochre grave Little of the organic matter from human-made objects have been preserved in Stone Age graves in Finland, but it is known, on the basis of burial sites in the surrounding regions, that objects made of bones, teeth and horns as well as furs and feathers were placed in the graves. The study, led by Archaeologist Tuija Kirkinen, was aimed at investigating how these highly degraded plant- and animal-based materials could be traced through soil analysis.ĭuring the Stone Age in Finland, the deceased were interred mainly in pits in the ground. The findings gained through soil analysis are unique, as organic matter is poorly preserved in Finland's acidic soil.
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