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Stoneage GotlandSmall settlements were built by the coast line, which at that time was situated 30-50 meters higher than today, due to the land raising.
For 9000 years ago, the first immigrants came to Gotland.
Several Stone age settlements are known and many of them has been excavated. Stora Karlsö, Visby, Västergarn and Ajvide south of Klintehamn, also in Ihre and Bjers in the north and finally Suderkvie in the south, which was surrounded by open sea. In the centre of Gotland the oldest settlement, Mölner Gullarve, is located, over 7 000 years old.
The wealth of prehistoric finds, especially organic ones as bones, has its explanation in the lime enriched soil, which has preserved many almost intact. Other finds are axes of flint, arrows, ceramic pieces, carbon, fish hooks and fish rests.
Animal species which have never existed on the island are wolf and elk. However we have a special type of horse called "Russ" (in size of a smaller pony) which still graces in herds on the moors of Lojsta in the centre of Gotland. The domestic sheep (Gotlandsfår) with round big horns is the oldest sheep breed in Sweden. Both those breeds were probably domesticated during the Stone age.
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History of GotlandAbout GotlandChronicle 430 milj BC - 2005 Regents Stone age Bronze age Iron age Treasures and Vikings Early medieval The Hanseatic League Medieval churches Later medieval After the reformation Industrialism a new era After World War II |
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