Aarupgaard urnfield is situated in SouthernJutland, between Gram and Ribe, and visitorscan still today catch a glimpse of the largestbarrows in the tall grass. The urnfield wasdiscovered in the late 19th century and althoughminor excavations were carried outover the years, it was excavated almost inits entirety by Erik Jørgensen from MuseumSønderjylland in 1970 – 1972. The excavationsrevealed c. 1300 well-preserved urnfieldgraves, makingAarupgaard the largestknown urnfield in Denmark.Aarupgaard urnfield has the potential tobecome a cornerstone in our understandingof Early Iron Age societies, but although manyyears have passed since its excavation and thematerial has been included in more projectsover the years, the site has never been fullypublished. A working group was therefore establishedin 2018, with the aim of preparingAarupgaard urnfield for publication. Digitalregistration of the archival material alone is aconsiderable task, but this is hopefully not thelast we hear of Aarupgaard urnfield
