Grave of stone
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The Neolithic grave of Stein ( Dutch Grafkelder van Stein , French Allée sépulcrale de Stein , English Burial chamber of Stein ) is a grave of an indefinite type of the Seine-Oise-Marne culture (SOM) in the Dutch border municipality Stein near Maastricht in the province of Limburg on the border with Belgium .
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After its discovery, the grave was completely covered over by the Museum of Archeology in stone, which is located on Hoppenkampstraat, where the grave forms the central section of the exhibition. It consists of an elongated pit with a floor covering made of large stones that have been carefully placed next to each other. The side walls of the clay pit and the ceiling were made of wood. There were four wooden posts in the chamber.
Finds
When picked up the tomb in 1963, the cremated remains (children and adults) and shards of a large pot and over a hundred were found in two piles of about 35 people arrowheads from flint and bone and a polished ax . Based on the fragments of the pot, the Stein plant belongs to the Seine-Oise-Marne culture. A piece of charcoal produced a C14 date around 3000 BC.
In the immediate vicinity traces of the ceramic tape have been found, which come from an earlier period.
context
Large stone tombs made predominantly of wood, such as that of Stein, are also known in Belgium, a fact that can be explained by the lack of suitable resources in the vicinity.
literature
- Evert van Ginkel, Koos Steehouwer: ANWB Archeologieboek Nederland. ANWB Media, The Hague 1998, ISBN 90-18-00854-0 , p. 21.
Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 55.2 " N , 5 ° 45 ′ 38.3" E