Parish: Vecate. 57° 47' 35" N, 25° 9' 12" E

Riņņukalns Sacrificial Stone

Riņņukalns Settlement and Sacrificial Stone (Riņņukalna apmetne un Upurakmens). State archaeological heritage. An ancient cult site and one of the first discovered settlements of the Stone Age that has been scientifically studied since the 19th century. The Sacrificial Stone has two bowl-type hollows (35 x 30 x 2 cm and 32 x 30 x 2 cm}. The distance between the bowls is — 6.5 cm, distance between the bowl centres — 45 cm. In the excavations many bone tools, harpoons, fishing hooks, awls, daggers, etc. were found. The stone is situated on the Salaca River bank. During high water period, it is completely under the water or mud. A very rarely found type of hollow stones (Only 3 such objects in Latvia). Research proves that Riņņukalns has been inhabited since the 2nd millennium BC.

14.07.2011

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