Großsteingrab Gaarzer Hof 1, Neolithic passage grave near Rerik, Germany.
Großsteingrab Gaarzer Hof 1 is a megalithic burial structure built from stone slabs arranged in a burial chamber form. The monument sits within open fields and consists of supporting stones that once held capstones above a chamber space now partially exposed to the elements.
This tomb was constructed during the Neolithic period when early agricultural communities began building stone chambers for their dead. Later populations reused the site for their own burials, transforming it into a place of ongoing significance across multiple generations.
The site name references an old farmstead once associated with this location. Visitors can sense the layering of cultures across the landscape, where stone monuments sit quietly within the modern agricultural fields that surround them.
The site is best visited during spring and summer months after harvest when access to the fields becomes easier. Wear sturdy shoes as the ground is uneven and the location sits far from main roads or facilities.
One of the capstones bears an engraved circular marking that may have served ritual purposes and hints at symbolic meanings now lost to time. Such markings are uncommon and make this site particularly noteworthy for researchers studying prehistoric practices.
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