The King's Grave
La tumba del Rey
- Date
- 1748 · confidence medium
- Place
- Kivik, Scania, Sweden
- Credited to
- Anders Sahlberg and Lasse Persson (farmers who found the grave in 1748)
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
⚠️ Disputed: the sources disagree.
What was discovered
Archaeological site of a Nordic Bronze Age double burial (c. 15th century BC) found near Kivik, in Scania (Sweden), with richly carved stone slabs.
The 1748 find is traditionally attributed to local farmers; the carved slabs were damaged soon after discovery and their early documentation is debated.
What it led to
- Studies of Nordic Bronze Age rock and symbolic art
- Understanding of prehistoric Scandinavian funerary practices
- Heritage protection of Bronze Age sites in Sweden