Stammershalle
The Stammershalle nature reserve is located in the rocky terrain of the Danish island of Bornholm between Tejn and the Helligdomsklipperne (sanctuary cliffs). The 15 hectare reserve was established in 1958. The protection goal is the preservation of the open rocky coast in the vicinity of the prehistoric sites on a burial ground .
Prehistoric relics, including tools from flint , show that the area since the Stone Age was used. Flint tools found in the area prove that people of the Mesolithic Maglemose culture (around 7500-5500 BC) lived here. Roes from the Bronze Age (1700–1100 BC) were found in the northern part .
The dead were cremated and buried in urns with bronze gifts . The grave goods usually consisted of a knife, tweezers and jewelry. Cremation graves from the Iron Age are also spread across the site. In two cases they are surrounded by stone circles made of smooth beach pebbles. The monuments - building stones , loops, rows of stones , stone boxes and stone circles as well as a ship setting - testify that the place was used for burials for a long time.
literature
- Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid . Copenhagen 2002 ISBN 87-567-6458-8 , p. 230
Web links
- Pictures brief description and pictures
- Protected areas Stammershalle and Troldeskoven ; Profile of the Danmarks Naturfredningsforening
Coordinates: 55 ° 14 ′ 25.5 ″ N , 14 ° 51 ′ 54.7 ″ E