Steinzeitdorf Kussow

About the museum

The Steinzeitdorf (Stone Age village) was created on a former agricultural site in Kussow, a district of Damshagen not far from the road from Grevesmühlen to Klütz and Boltenhagen. After long preparations and a great deal of volunteer work, it opened on September 5, 1998. The open-air museum is run by the Verein Steinzeitdorf Kussow, which maintains it with donations and the support of regional sponsors.

The village aims to illustrate the transition from the Mesolithic to the Neolithic. Above a watering place stand reconstructed huts of a Mesolithic campsite, such as hunters and gatherers used after the end of the last Ice Age. The house models of the first farmers are based on excavation findings from the early Funnel Beaker culture in the first half of the 4th millennium BC – the people who also built the megalithic tombs of the region.

The grounds include a small herb garden, a field with very old grain varieties, and enclosures with old domestic animal breeds such as pigs and sheep. Replica tools, clothing, and vessels may be handled, and at hands-on stations you can try weaving, pottery, and archery. Many school classes use the village as an outdoor classroom.

Highlights

• Reconstructed Neolithic houses of the Funnel Beaker culture
• Mesolithic huts at the watering place
• Weaving, pottery, and archery to try out
• Old domestic animal breeds and a field with ancient grain varieties
• Grilling sausages at the fire pit

Permanent exhibitions

• Siedlung der ersten Bauern – Replicas of Neolithic houses and a granary based on excavation findings of the Funnel Beaker culture, with tools, clothing, and vessels to touch.
• Mittelsteinzeitlicher Lagerplatz – Reconstructed huts of hunters and gatherers above the watering place show life after the last Ice Age.

Founded

1998

Operated by

Steinzeitdorf Kussow e.V.

Admission & discounts

Accessibility

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Hands-on stations
• Kids’ birthday parties

A museum to touch: replica tools may be touched, and weaving, pottery, and archery can be tried out. Old domestic animal breeds such as pigs and sheep live on the grounds. Children's birthday parties can be held at the Steinzeitdorf.

Getting there & parking

By car from Boltenhagen via Klütz, Damshagen, and Rolofshagen, where you turn toward Kussow. For group trips, the Steinzeitdorf names bus companies from Klütz and Grevesmühlen.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Small sales point with souvenirs. Sausages can be grilled on a stick at the fire pit (weather permitting). Dogs are allowed on a leash.

Events & venue rental

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