The finds unearthed at Mokhovoye highlight Swedish rather than Danish connections of the medieval Scandinavian colonists. The tumuli are semi-spherical, less than in height and ranging from in diameter. A huge boulder was placed on top of each barrow. Some burial mounds were surrounded by stone rings. The Vikings were cremated elsewhere, together with their swords and arrows, before ashes of the dead and their burnt weapons were deposited inside the barrows.