Helsinki Highlights
Above-ground Archaeology
Learn about the history of Helsinki on this walking tour where you'll conduct above-ground archaeology at the Old Church!
Theme: For those who want both a typical guided walking tour [city highlights and history] and an atypical experience [above-ground archaeology with historical artefacts], truly a unique experience!
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Itinerary: The “Helsinki Highlights Walking Tour: Above-ground Archaeology”: approximately 2 hours.
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Meet: Next to the Suomenlinna ferry at the Helsinki waterfront
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Senate Square
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Havis Amanda
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Kappeli
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Smolna
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The Swedish Theatre
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The Old Church of Helsinki, to conduct above-ground archaeology. [the tour ends here]
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“Historic period cemeteries and burial grounds are extraordinarily rich data sets for archaeologists. The study of their gravemarkers can provide new insights into a variety of cultural phenomena, including religious and social beliefs, iconography change, trade networks, ethnicity, occupations, and more broadly, issues of memory, emotion, and commemoration[1].”
[1]https://ebrary.net/266081/sociology/advances_gravestone_cemetery_studies_united_states_commonwealth_nations#286 [Section: “Advances in Gravestone and Cemetery Studies in the United States and the Commonwealth of Nations”]
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The Route
Old Church
KOFF Horses
Obelisk
