Enclosure of Hamremoen
The Neolithic enclosure of Hamremoen (also called Hamresanden) was uncovered by Norwegian archaeologists in 2010 and 2011 near the south coast north-east of Kristiansand in Fylke Agder . The square, which has been covered with 0.9 m of sand by a natural disaster for more than 5500 years, is known as the Neolithic “Mini Pompeii ”.
About eighty meters from the coast of the former island, on a headland between the Topdalselva river and the North Sea, the remains of a walled enclosure of the early Beaker Culture (TBK) have been excavated. The structure, about thirty meters long, the length of which exceeds the limit of the excavation, is made of large stones mixed with clay and mud. The wall was supported by a wooden wall. The stones come from a distance, as the island area is stone-free. It is believed to be a seasonal tidal fishing meeting place , located between the river and the sea. Ancient Køkkenmøddinger on the Atlantic coast indicate that this method has been an important, at least seasonal source of food for hunters and gatherers since the end of the last Ice Age , and that this method was continued by arable farmers living near the coast.
The settlement is filled with shards of cup-shaped vessels, many of which can be reconstructed. The pottery is decorated using stamp and string patterns and is a local style of the earliest phase of the TBK, which stretched between 4000 and 2700 BC. From Central Europe to Norway. The pottery allowed the settlement to be established between 4000 and 3600 BC. To date. According to archaeologists, the way the pottery was found suggests that the settlers left their pots with the intention of reusing them when they returned. But a sudden catastrophe buried everything. Presumably the site was suddenly flooded and covered with sand. There are no signs of use within the sand layer. Encapsulated between the layer of sand and the underlying layer of mud and clay, the remains remained practically untouched.
Nearby is the Hamresanden Tingringen stone circle .
literature
- Steinar Solheim : The Hamremoen enclosure in southeastern Norway . An exotic glimpse into the process of Neolithization.
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- Description Engl. and pictures
- The Hamremoen enclosure in southeastern Norway An exotic glimpse into the process of Neolithization
Coordinates: 58 ° 11 ′ 27.8 " N , 8 ° 4 ′ 33.7" E