Kapsēde Russet Stone

2020-01-19 In Cult Identity Kurzeme region Latvia Stone
Description

A cup-marked stone, stone of archaeological significance, secular stone. Dimensions: length 3.9 m, width 2.8 m, height up to 2 m, circumference 11.50 m, volume 11 m3. Rapakivi granite —russet brown. A protected archaeological site since year 1957. The russet stone was explored and described by K. Grēvinks already in 1861.

Narrative

On the stone surface there are at least 7 convincing quality cup marks which most likely were created in the bronze age, i.e., considerably before the Christ.

Location
Koordinātas: 56.59365, 21.11590

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Archive of the “Cult Identity” project

Photo: I.Helmšteins. 22.01.2022.g.







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