Hedningahallan

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Hedningahällan is a Stone Age habitat (2000 to 1800 BC) on a high, 25 × 25 meter cliff in Hudiksvall , which at the time was an island on the coast. The cliff is halfway between Ångersjön and Långvindsbruk in the province of Gävleborgs län in Sweden .

Hedningahällan was a place which, as bone finds show, stands for specialized seasonal seal hunting . It occupies a special position among the Neolithic hunting stations in Sweden, as it was also a place with ritual significance, as evidenced by destroyed stone axes of various kinds.

Axes and ceramics from the living space date them to the end of the Stone Age . The pottery shows elements of Kiukai pottery, but like other contemporary pottery on the north coast, it can form a local group. The Kiukai culture was a group that left its mark on the south-west of Finland in particular , but also on Gotland , Åland and Hälsingland . It is seen as a connection between the battle ax and the comb pottery culture .

It has been the subject of interpretation since Hedningahällan was discovered in the 1860s. Although several archaeological excavations took place, the scientists cannot determine the character of the place with certainty. It was not a traditional dwelling, but a small rocky archipelago with no drinking water .

literature

  • Carl F. Mainander: The Kiukaiskultur (= Suomen Muinaismuistoyhdistyksen aikakauskirja. 53, ISSN  0355-1822 ). Suomen Muinaismuistoyhdistyksen, Helsinki 1954.

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Coordinates: 61 ° 29 ′ 32.4 "  N , 17 ° 0 ′ 35.7"  E