Køkkenmødding Marcilleborg
The Køkkenmødding Marcilleborg (also Marsilleborg ) is a typical coastal habitat of the Ertebølle culture (5400-3900 BC) from the Danish Mesolithic . It is located west of the village and west of Mariager , about five meters above sea level today and 10 m above sea level at the Mariagerfjord .
Marcilleborg is one of many so-called Køkkenmøddinger in the region. The former beach and the old coastline appear as a longitudinal slope in the woods by the fjord after the land elevation . The Ertebølle culture was the last fishing, hunter-gathering and gathering culture to inhabit the coastal regions of the North and Baltic Seas after the last ice age . Even in about 4000 BC At the beginning of the Neolithic BC , seafood was still collected seasonally on the coast.
In the calcareous forest floor moles brought the oyster and mussel shells as well as snail shells to the surface, which led to the discovery of the place. Fish waste , flint blades and cinder from fireplaces were also found. Two depressions in the mound indicate the locations where test digs were made. The hill has been under protection since 1937.
In the Middle Ages between 1050 and 1540 AD there was a lime kiln in the immediate vicinity. A few hundred meters away is Kongehøjen near Voldstedlund as well as Jordhøj and Ormehøj .
See also
literature
- Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid . 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 , p. 156
Web links
- Fjords i oldtiden (Danish)
- Køkkenmødding ved Marsilleborg (fredet) (Danish)
- Geografi og geologi (Danish)
Coordinates: 56 ° 38 ′ 41.5 " N , 9 ° 55 ′ 36.1" E