{{Short description|Iron Age grave field in Sweden}} right|thumb| Greby grave field in March 2007 The '''Greby grave field''' (Swedish: ''Greby gravfält'') is an Iron Age grave field in western Sweden. It is located north of Grebbestad, Tanum Municipality in Västra Götaland County. With its 220 graves, it is the largest site of this kind in Bohuslän.<ref name="tanum">{{cite web|title=Greby Gravfält, Grebbestad|url=http://www.vastsverige.com/sv/tanum/products/45531/Greby-Gravfalt-Grebbestad/|publisher=Tanum Municipality|accessdate=29 December 2010}}</ref>
In June 1873, Swedish archaeologist and cultural historian Oscar Montelius (1843–1921) examined eleven of the graves. The grave inventory included glass pearls, bone combs and other everyday objects, dating to the time of migration (approx. 400-500 AD). Similar artifacts have been found in a number of other places in Sweden as well as in Norway, Germany and England <ref name="UV Väst nr 3">Gerdin Anna-Lena. Svärd och säd från bronsåldern samt mycket annat - om nya spännade fynd i Tanum. ''Riksantrikvarieämbetet Byrån för Arkeologiska Undersökningar UV Väst. Småskrifter nr 3'', 1994.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://sok.riksarkivet.se/SBL/Presentation.aspx?id=9465 |title= Gustav Oscar August Montelius|website= Svenskt biografiskt lexikon |access-date=September 1, 2020}} </ref> <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.svenskaakademien.se/svenska-akademien/ledamotsregister/montelius-oscar|title= Oscar A Montelius|website =Svenska Akademien |access-date=September 1, 2020}} </ref>
Newer findings indicate that Greby might have been an ancient trading site.<ref name="phis">{{cite web|last=Svensson|first=Kristina|title=Fornminnet Greby gravfält|url=http://www.popularhistoria.se/o.o.i.s?id=43&vid=1580|publisher=Populär Historia 8/2008|accessdate=29 December 2010}}</ref>
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Category:Iron Age sites in Europe Category:Buildings and structures in Västra Götaland County Category:Archaeological sites in Sweden Category:Burial monuments and structures Category:Germanic archaeological sites Category:History of Bohuslän Category:Geography of Västra Götaland County Category:Tanum Municipality