Ancient tomb found at 'Sweden's Stonehenge'

The Local (Sweden) ^ | October 15, 2012 | Rebecca Martin

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Swedish archaeologists have unearthed what is presumed to be a dolmen, or a portal tomb, that is believed to be over 5,000 years old near the megalithic monument Ale's stones in southern Sweden...

Despite a few days of rain, the archaeologists have managed to uncover enough of the site to see that what they have found is like to be a dolmen, a type of megalithic tomb, most often consisting of three or more upright stones supporting a large flat horizontal capstone...

According to reports, the archaeologists have found what they believe is an imprint of the tomb, which must have consisted of very heavy rocks as the impression was solid...

The archaeologists have also found what they believe to be the wall imprints...

While digging up the barrow, the archaeologists also found a flint scraper tool...

However, despite the importance of the find, this was just a preliminary dig and the shaft is to be filled up on Monday.

According to the experts, a full excavation would be necessary in order to get a full view of what is buried on the site.

And a new dig could be on the cards as the find to some extent rewrites the history of the place, according to Wallbom...

The Ale's Stones (Ales stenar) is a megalithic monument sometimes referred to as "Sweden's Stonehenge" and located about 10 kilometres southeast of Ystad in Skåne overlooking the sea in southern Sweden.

The site consists of 59 large sandstone boulders weighing about 1.8-tonnes each and arranged in the shape of a 67-metre long ship.

According to Scanian folklore, a legendary king named King Ale lies buried there.

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There’s no “history we normally teach” which doesn’t by now include the info that many, possibly most, megalithic structures in Europe and elsewhere are older than the Giza pyramids.

The Great Pyramid at Giza was built about 2550 BC, the other two large ones at Giza were constructed by the next two generations of the same dynasty. Sweden’s megaliths shown above are part of an older tradition.

The earliest megalithic structures on Malta were built 7000 years ago. The Gobekli Tepe site in Turkey is around 13000 years old. Megalithic sites may be from a single worldwide culture with roots in the last ice age.

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Ale's Stones, also known as "Sweden's Stonehenge," consists of 59 stones that appear to form a 220-foot-long ship overlooking the Baltic Sea near the fishing village of Kâseberga. Credit: Anders LagerâsI/ Wikimedia Commons.