ELECTRIC LIGHT IN GRAVE.
SWEDEN'S UNIQUE MUSEUM.
A giant grave-mound from early Viking times, turned into a museum with electric light, probably unique of its kind in the world, has just been formally opened by Sweden's prominent Royal archaeologist, Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf. The mound, wihch is considered to be one of the most important of Sweden's archaeological finds during the last few years, is situated in the parish of Hassloev, in tho province of Halland, on the west coast of Sweden. After having been completely excavated, tho grave has boon restored to its. original state and made into a museum, where Hie visitors will be enabled to see how their Y iking forbears buried iheii! dead.;
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19698, 26 July 1927, Page 9
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117ELECTRIC LIGHT IN GRAVE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19698, 26 July 1927, Page 9
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