Dec 1, 2017
The Great dolmen of Dwasieden is a dolmen on Germany's largest island, Rügen. Excavated in 1970, this megalithic site of the Funnelbeaker culture was constructed sometime between 3500 and 2800 B. C.
The site is a chief example of the so-called ‘porch dolmen,’ featuring a two-metre-long porch that runs past the support stones.
While neither human bones nor cremated remains have ever been found at the site, it has been established that it was later used by members of the Globular Amphora culture. The artefacts found include 1,777 shards, 19 blades, 11 amber beads, 8 cups, 6 crosscutters, 6 scrapers, 5 biconical vessels, 5 bowls, 2 funnel bowls, a hammer-stone and a narrow chisel.