Uhrikivenkadun kuppikivi
The Uhrikivenkadun kuppikivi from Kauriala , a district of Hämeenlinna in Häme in Finland is a cup stone ( Finnish kuppikivi ). During the Iron Age, over 130 bowls were engraved in the stone. A smaller cup stone that was destroyed in the 1940s was in the same area.
At its original location, in the courtyard of a car dealership at 11 Uhrikivenkatu (street that gave it its name), the stone was hidden in a lush bush. The relocation of the stone to the Matintie (street), which was made in 2010 by a decision of the National Antiquities Office, met with resistance, but with the relocation the protection and care of the stone has improved as prescribed by the Antiquities Act.
The stone is also known as the largest sacrificial stone ( Finnish uhrikivi; - uhri = holy; kivi = stone) in Finland, but the Talolan uhrikallio, in Hauho, is larger. There are over 350 known cup stones in Finland and 26 in Karelia . They are located in the south-west of Finland, in the south of Häme, in the south of Savo , in Ostrobothnia and in Karelia. 33 bowl stones and two stones with grooves are known from the area of Hämeenlinna . It is believed that grain was sacrificed to the pits on the stone in hopes of improving the harvest.
literature
- Aivar Kriiska, Andres Tvautri: Viron esihistoria. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, Helsinki 2007, ISBN 978-951-746-879-4 .
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Coordinates: 61 ° 0 ′ 1.9 ″ N , 24 ° 26 ′ 8.9 ″ E