Stellmoor (archaeological site)
Coordinates: 53 ° 38 ′ 34.9 ″ N , 10 ° 12 ′ 21.9 ″ E
| Stellmoor | ||
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| location | Ahrensburg | |
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| When | approx. 13,000–12,000 BC Chr. | |
Stellmoor is an archaeological site of the late Paleolithic in the Meiendorfer area (now Ahrensburg ) near Hamburg . The archaeologist Alfred Rust carried out excavations there in a silted up late glacial pond between 1934 and 1936. There were two cultural layers.
At a depth of 6.50 m, traces of the Upper Paleolithic Hamburg culture (approx. 13,000–12,000 BC) were discovered: stone tools , animal bones (mainly from the reindeer ) and reindeer antlers as well as two reindeer weighted down with stones, which A. Rust as Has interpreted offerings.
At a depth of four meters there was a rich find with traces of the late Paleolithic Ahrensburg culture (10,700–9,600 BC). In addition to stone, bone and antler facts and wooden arrows, the remains of 650 reindeer were found. Twelve reindeer had been sacrificed. In addition, a cult object was found, which consisted of a reindeer skull stuck on a wooden pole.
Ahrensburg coat of arms
The coat of arms of Ahrensburg, approved in 1976, refers directly to the wooden post with reindeer skull in the lower half of the coat of arms.
literature
- Gernot Tromnau: New excavations in the Ahrensburg tunnel valley. A contribution to the exploration of the Upper Paleolithic in the northwestern European lowlands. 105 pages, 1975, ISBN 3-529-01133-9
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schleswig-Holstein's coat of arms. In: efi2.schleswig-holstein.de. Retrieved July 29, 2018 .