The 5,000-year-old cellar may have been part of a complex used for trading and forming alliances in prehistoric Denmark.
It may seem hard to relate to Neolithic humans, who lived a vastly different lifestyle from what modern people are used to, but just like us, they needed a place to store their junk.
Members of the Funnel Beaker Culture created the cellar, a population that arose around 4000 BCE and was composed of groups that lived across parts of Germany, Scandinavia, and the Netherlands. One of those groups lived on the island of Falster in southeast Denmark, where workers stumbled on the remains of ancient homes while extending a railway in the area.
The purpose of the cellar remains unclear, and the overall function of Nygårdsvej 3 is still a mystery. Brinch’s team noted that remnants of fences suggest the site was fortified, making it unlikely to have been a simple home. Instead, it may have served as a gathering place and trading post, where people exchanged goods and possibly formed alliances.
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