{"id":305,"date":"2017-03-01T14:19:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T11:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germanyforkids.com\/blog\/?p=305"},"modified":"2017-03-15T15:31:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T12:31:45","slug":"megaliths-and-dolmens-ancient-monuments-on-our-doorstep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schlossleizen.com\/blog\/blog\/2017\/03\/01\/megaliths-and-dolmens-ancient-monuments-on-our-doorstep\/","title":{"rendered":"Megaliths and Dolmens : Ancient Monuments on our doorstep"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_307\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-307\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germanyforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-307 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/germanyforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"dolmen germany for kids schloss leizen\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schlossleizen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.schlossleizen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen-768x1076.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.schlossleizen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.schlossleizen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen.jpg 914w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">A local dolmen<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our region is well known for it&#8217;s more recent history, dukes, knights and nobles, it&#8217;s 2000 castles, manor houses and stately homes but it is also a very important area for these structures left by ancient tribes more than 5000 years ago, some just 500m from Schloss Leizen.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It is always fascinating for our young guests to visit these local sites, imagining and understanding that people\u00a0lived in the exact same spot many thousands of years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Stonehenge is perhaps the most famous megalithic ancient monument, but our local dolmens, known as H\u00fcnergr\u00e4ber or Gro\u03b2steingr\u00e4ber in German are older, having been built between 4000-3000BC. Our region of Mecklenburg Vorpommern has one of the highest concentrations of such monuments in the world, it is estimated that there were more than 5000, now just over 1000 remain, all of which are protected by law and some are just a short walk from Schloss Leizen!<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Stonehenge,_Condado_de_Wiltshire,_Inglaterra,_2014-08-12,_DD_09.JPG#\/media\/File:Stonehenge,_Condado_de_Wiltshire,_Inglaterra,_2014-08-12,_DD_09.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f2\/Stonehenge%2C_Condado_de_Wiltshire%2C_Inglaterra%2C_2014-08-12%2C_DD_09.JPG\/1200px-Stonehenge%2C_Condado_de_Wiltshire%2C_Inglaterra%2C_2014-08-12%2C_DD_09.JPG\" alt=\"Stonehenge, Condado de Wiltshire, Inglaterra, 2014-08-12, DD 09.JPG\" width=\"300\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">The more famous Stonehenge in England<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Much like Stonehenge nobody knows for sure what their purpose was, nor how they were built, many centuries later supposedly more advanced cultures referred to them as &#8220;Devil&#8217;s Ovens&#8221; as they could not figure out how such large and heavy stones could even be moved let alone lifted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_309\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-309\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germanyforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen-dambeck.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-309 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/germanyforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen-dambeck-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"dolmen dambeck germany for kids schloss leizen\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schlossleizen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen-dambeck-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schlossleizen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen-dambeck-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.schlossleizen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen-dambeck.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Young guests discover one of our local dolmens just 500m from our door<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What we do know is that they are formed from boulders left by the glaciers of the ice age around 10,000 years ago. Most people believe they were tombs\u00a0for chiefs of the tribes of Neolithic people who inhabitated this area at the time. When they were built they were covered in earth to form a mound, it is only after this earth has gradually worn away that the stones can be seen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_310\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-310\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germanyforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-310 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/germanyforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"dolmen gotthun germany for kids schloss leizen\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schlossleizen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schlossleizen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.schlossleizen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Megalithic monument in nearby Gotthun<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Dolmens in our area were built by members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Funnelbeaker_culture\" target=\"_blank\">Funnelbeaker culture<\/a>\u00a0who came from further south bringing farming and husbandry (keeping of animals) with them to the hunter-gatherer Neolithic tribes of the North. Called &#8220;Funnelbeaker&#8221; due to the pots they created with funnels at the top, they were amongst the first in Europe to farm dairy animals and make and consume dairy products.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-311\" style=\"width: 199px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germanyforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-311 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/germanyforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen3-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bollewick Dolmen germany for kids schloss leizen\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schlossleizen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen3-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.schlossleizen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen3-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.schlossleizen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen3-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.schlossleizen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/dolmen3.jpg 851w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">A fine example just 5 miles from Germany For Kids<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tools, pottery and even jewellery made from Amber have all been found in local dolmens, though none of these artifacts remain. Also during the 13th-14th Century many Dolmens were raided, not for treasure but for the stones they are made of, to build churches, walls and other structures. During the 18th-20th Century as more and more land was claimed for agriculture many were just cleared away. It is estimated more than 4000 were destroyed in Mecklenbug Vorpommern.<\/p>\n<p>We are lucky to have such ancient monuments so close to Germany For Kids, they often form part of our programs, simply as history study, but also as a unique and exciting check-point in our GPS treasure hunts.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know more here is a <a href=\"http:\/\/grosssteingraeber.de\/seiten\/deutschland\/mecklenburg-vorpommern.php\" target=\"_blank\">great site<\/a> (in German) which lists all the best megalithic monuments in Mecklenburg Vorpommern with photos and co-ordinates. Around 20 fall within a few kilometres of Schloss Leizen.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-420\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-420 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/germanyforkids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/stuer3.jpg\" alt=\"Dolmen Stuer Germany For Kids Schloss Leizen\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schlossleizen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/stuer3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.schlossleizen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/stuer3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schlossleizen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/stuer3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Another great example in Stuer, a local small village where we also have our Kitchen Garden and archery facility.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our region is well known for it&#8217;s more recent history, dukes, knights and nobles, it&#8217;s 2000 castles, manor houses and stately homes but it is also a very important area for these structures left by ancient tribes more than 5000 years ago, some just 500m from Schloss Leizen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,28,56,2],"tags":[67,66,14,6,47,69,26,68,72,7,71,70],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - 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