Great stone grave in Klein Ziethen

The large stone grave of Klein Ziethen was a megalithic grave, presumably of the Neolithic beaker culture, near Klein Ziethen , a district of Ziethen in the Barnim district ( Brandenburg ). It was discovered in 1985/86 while plowing on a hilltop and destroyed. An emergency excavation produced few results. The grave consisted of several large boulders, which were surrounded by a stone packing. There is no information about dimensions and alignment. The type cannot be determined either, Eberhard Kirsch only classifies the facility generally as a large stone grave or a possible block chamber, Hans-Jürgen Beier generally as a large stone grave . During the recovery, human skeletal remains, including skull fragments and teeth, were found in the overburden. Grave goods were not found.

literature

• 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. 42.
• Eberhard Kirsch : Finds from the Middle Neolithic in the state of Brandenburg. Brandenburg State Museum for Prehistory and Early History, Potsdam 1993, p. 80.