Great stone graves near Zapel

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The megalithic graves near Zapel were two megalithic tombs of the Neolithic funnel cup culture near Zapel in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district ( Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ). They were destroyed in the 19th century. Their exact location is not known. There is also no more detailed information about dimensions, orientation and type of grave.

literature

  • Barrows. In: Yearbook of the Association for Mecklenburg History and Archeology. Volume 2, 1837, p. 108 ( online ).
  • Hans-Jürgen Beier : The megalithic, submegalithic and pseudomegalithic buildings as well as the menhirs between the Baltic Sea and the Thuringian Forest. Contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe 1. Wilkau-Haßlau 1991, p. 22.
  • Ewald Schuldt : The Mecklenburg megalithic graves. Research on their architecture and function. VEB Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften, Berlin 1972, p. 130.