The stone with thirty cups

A single capstone breaks the surface of the earth near Giekau, rising from a mound of soil. It sits at the northwestern edge of the Strezerberg forest, a remnant of the Neolithic Funnelbeaker culture.

The tomb bed stretches twenty-seven metres long, measuring twelve metres wide in the north and narrowing to eight metres in the south. Most of the enclosure has vanished, leaving only numerous stones along the northern half of the long sides. The mound height currently stands at 1.2 metres.

At the northern end lies the burial chamber, though most of it is now hidden beneath the dirt. Two wall stones remain on the western side and three on the eastern. Only two end stones mark the northern narrow edge. The southern part of the chamber is missing, leaving the wall stones completely covered with earth.

Most of the site is quiet, but the capstone tells a specific story. Its upper surface features approximately 30 small cups, known as Schälchen. These indentations remain visible on the surface of the stone, which is the only part of the burial chamber currently protruding from the ground.

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