Varnkevitz cattle burial
The Neolithic cattle burial of Varnkevitz , not far from Cape Arkona on Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , was discovered in 1996 in the cliff near Varnkevitz west of Putgarten . The pit, carefully lined with granite pebbles the size of a fist and covered with a granite pavement, was uncovered by the demolition of the bank at "Höllen-Liet".
According to the find report, there was a cattle skeleton in a bone bandage in the pit . The animal, pressed into the pit, lay on its back. No further finds were made. Up close were Neolithic and Slavic artifacts and human bones, including a skull.
The cattle burial was a ritual act common in prehistoric farming cultures from Egypt to Scandinavia , which was probably associated with the cultic veneration of the animal ( Apis bull , Mnevis bull, Buchis bull). Taurus and snake usually represent fertility. The finds from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania associated with the spherical amphora culture (KAK - 3100–2700 BC) were compiled by Axel Pollex.
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literature
- Axel Pollex: A Neolithic cattle skeleton from Penkun, district of Uecker-Randow. Comments on the interpretation of so-called cattle burials. In: Ground monument maintenance in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Yearbook. Vol. 45, 1997, ISSN 0947-3998 , pp. 103-128.
Coordinates: 54 ° 40 ′ 53.3 " N , 13 ° 22 ′ 15.2" E