Large stone grave Benz

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The large stone grave Benz was a megalithic grave complex of the Neolithic funnel cup culture near Benz on Usedom in the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald ( Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ). It was destroyed in 1884.

location

The exact location of the grave is not known. He is indicated as "on the Heidenfeld", east of Benz on Schmollensee .

description

The grave was described by Mr. Pistorius from Swinoujscie , but was already largely destroyed when he visited it. It consisted of granite slabs and was sunk into the earth. Information on the dimensions, orientation and type of the grave is not available (it is referred to as a large stone box, which at that time was a generic term for all prehistoric stone graves). Pistorius was able to make out several possible fireplaces. Remnants of bones from several individuals were preserved. Six flint implements were found among grave goods : a thin-bladed hatchet , four hollow hatchets and a fragment of a square narrow chisel . Pistorius left one ax to the Society for Pomeranian History, Archeology and Art , the remaining devices remained in his private possession and are now lost. In earlier times, the company was also in possession of some amber - pearls come from Benz. Their exact location is unknown, but they may also have come from the grave or their surroundings.

At another site at Benz, three other flint tools were discovered: a hatchet, a chisel and a double ax . In 1884, when a house was being built, a site was discovered that contained numerous flint fragments, prismatic knives, a flat ax, a chisel and a stone ax. Possibly it was the remains of another grave paved with flint splinters, but more likely a flint pitch . These finds also ended up in Pistorius' private possession and are now lost.

literature

  • Stone Age from the island of Usedom. In: Monthly sheets of the society for Pomeranian history, antiquity and art. Volume 5, 1891, pp. 20-21 ( 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. 14.
  • Ingeburg Nilius : The Neolithic in Mecklenburg at the time and with special consideration of the funnel cup culture (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of the districts of Rostock, Schwerin and Neubrandenburg. Volume 5). Museum of Prehistory and Early History, Schwerin 1971, pp. 93, 130.
  • Ewald Schuldt : The Mecklenburg megalithic graves. Research on their architecture and function. VEB Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften, Berlin 1972, p. 124.
  • Adolf Stubenrauch : Investigations on the islands of Usedom and Wollin following the Vineta question. In: Baltic Studies. New episode. Volume 2, 1898, pp. 74-75 ( online ).