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THE STONE AGE. 



The passage graves vary much in size. The length of the 

 chamber is generally from 11^ to 23 feet, its width from 5 to 

 10 feet ; height from 3i to 4i feet. The passage is often as 

 long as the chamber, or even longer, and its width is from 

 2 to 4 feet, and height from 3 to 5 feet. But some are much 

 larger, and are called giants' graves. One of the largest of 

 these graves is that of Karleby, near Falkdping, Vestergotland, 

 in Sweden, where a great number of the graves of the stone 

 ag-e have been found. 



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Fig. 11. Stone coffin (hallkista) near Skattened, in Sodra Ryrs parish, Vestergotland, 

 21J feet in length. Graves of this type are very numerous in Bohuslan also, 

 and in Dal and south-western Vermland. 



Tins grave 1 was found under a larg^ out not very deep 

 mound, and is divided into a large chamber and two smaller 

 ones, separated by stone slabs. 



In it were remains of sixty skeletons, and by their side a 

 large number of poniards, spear-points, arrow-heads, and other 

 objects of flint and stone, showing that the grave belonged to 



1 Of the 140 passage graves at present 

 known in Sweden, more than 110 have 



been found in Skaraborglan, and most of 

 these near Falkoping. 



