5000-year-old human bones swarm forth

After three years of intense work, the archaeologists have finally succeeded in getting down into the lower soil layer, where the bones can be found. This also means that the excavation will soon be over.

The reason why the large historical excavation can take place is that the original giant's house was demolished in 1893. Here, a farmer had to use the large stones that frame the burial ground to build a property on his land.

Jættestuen is so well-preserved because the farmer's agricultural machines are not stuck particularly deep into the ground, says Lone Claudi-Hansen. It was not in the cards for the giant room to get attention again. It was only in 2021 that it was discovered again, when a detector operator found a skull on the grounds. With its 10,7 meters in length and two meters in width, the giant's room is one of Zealand's largest giant's rooms.

The discovery of the skull and the well-preserved giant's room was a year later placed on the Danish Palace and Culture Agency's top-10 list of the finest archaeological finds.

More than a hundred different bones have already turned up on the plot, and it brings thoughts with it when you suddenly sit with a 5000-year-old human in your hand.