Find from the Stone Age on Møn Island

In Klinteskoven, not so far from Møns Klint, the archeologist Jan Nielsen from Ørslev (close to Vordingborg), has made a sensational find last year with help of his metal detector.

 

At the top of a hill the detector made a powerful signal which specified about a presence of simple copper segment 5 cm  in diameter. This Copper segment has been decorated by round crosses. There are two apertures in the middle of the segment, and the attrition between them specifies that it was used as an ornament. The copper segment has been delivered to Museerne.dk where archaeologists with considerable surprise ascertained the fact, that it is a question of a ornamented segment which age is 5-6 thousand years old.

In Denmark  only two ornamented segments from copper has been found, however the segment which has been found this time is the best one. In the Northern European prospect it is possible to call this a very rare antiquity. It is unknown where this segment was made, but probably it was in the Southeastern Europe.

The find can testify that this territory in the Stone Age had other value, rather than what was presented to us before. As the mountain has naturally been kept separate from three parties from the downhills was behind of it, it was impossible to imagine, that on this place there was a cult center or the center of authority.

The rock on the island Møn existed in the Stone Age, as a significant flint source, which was the most important crude material of that period. During the Stone Age flint was exported more and more to other districts, including Norway and Sweden. Perhaps, this copper ornament from Timmesøbjerg was an expression of status and riches, which the local clan appropriated to seize access to a flint source?

Two other copper segments which are known in Denmark, have been found in graves. Vordinborg Museum now wants to investigate the place of this find. The copper segment has been restored, as soon as research of structure of metals was finished.

Source (text, photo): Historie-Online.dk