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Bautasteinene ble registrert i 1919. Da stod bare en stein
oppreist mens de andre var tatt ned og brukt som byggemateriale i
broer. Fornminnet ble restaurert i 1952 av Jan Petersen. Idag står
bautaene i to rekker, vinkelrett på hverandre. Steinene i den østre
rekka står på sin opprinnelige plass, mens det er usikkert om den
nordre rekka er riktig plassert. Steinene er 1,8 – 4 meter
høye og 0,5 – 1,5 meter breie. Bautasteinene blir kalt
Resasteinene eller Sversteinene, og sletta der de står heter
Dukjen.
I 1926 lå det en gravhaug øst for bautasteinene. Den døde ble
brent i et likbål, og asken ble samlet i en leirkrukke som ble lagt
i graven. Dette var en vanlig måte å gravlegge på i eldre jernalder
(år 300-400 e.kr).
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The stone monument was registered in 1919. At that time only one
stone was standing and the other was used in bridges. The monument
was restored in 1952 by Jan Petersen. The stones are placed at
right angles on each other. The stones in the eastern line are
standing at their original place, but we are not so sure were the
northern line was placed. The stones are 1,8 – 4 meter high
and 0,5 – 1,5 meter wide. The stones are called Resasteinene
or Sversteinene, and the field are called Dukjen.
In 1926 there was a burial mound east of the stones. The dead
was burned in a funeral pyre, and the ashes was put in a jar that
was put in the grave. That was a common way for burial in the old
Iron Age (300-400 AC).
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