detour.

last month I took Hazel out to here and here to show her what Umeå looked like during the Bronze Age. I wanted her to know something about Umeå before she went back to England! these grave mounds are located where the bronze age sea level was, which was higher than it is today. that wide river is today smaller, almost tiny and still runs through Umeå, coming from the sea going all the way up to the mountains near norway, because of this the grave mounds are found further inland today on both sides of the river. there is also a group of mounds behind the university.

There isn't a whole lot to actually SEE here in Umeå, so these mounds are great cuz you get a picture of how the landscape looked back then. they are also located on small hills, now uplifted in the landscape naturally. very pretty and protected! i like that they still have their place in the world this way and that you can still sense the ideas of the people who built them, (instead of being in the deep forest where no one will ever see them) it is really cool. time just stands still at these places! it's awesome. the settlements of the mound builders are not found yet (further inland it is the opposite, settlements but no graves. hm hm hm?).

i wrote all of this only in english, don't have time to write it twice in two languages today! if you can read swedish you can read english ;)

i didnt take any photos on this day, but there are plenty in the links above.