Estonian cemeteries are old. People thought pagans were buried there. New studies show that Christians were buried there. There were many churches.
Marika Mägi is an archaeologist. She studies cemeteries. She says the cemeteries date back to 1200. Christians are buried there.
There were many churches. The churches were near manors. Wealthy people built churches. The churches show their importance.
Marika finds that Christians were present before the crusades. Nobles accepted Christianity. Churches reflect this.
The cemeteries of Saaremaa are different. There are no relatives there. The same people are buried there.
Marika says there were many Christians in Estonia before the crusades. She talks about it in Tartu.