Danish archaeologists find mysterious well

Danish archaeologists have discovered a mysterious New Stone Age construction near the town of Aars in northeastern Jutland.

The mysterious site was found near Aars west of the Limfjord in northeastern Jutland
[Credit: TV2 Nord]

“I never use the word sensation, but I must admit this is as close as it gets,” Bjarne Nielsen, the leader of the research team and curator at Vesthimmerlands Museum, told newspaper Nordjyske Stiftstidende.

“We have not seen anything like it before.”

The unusual site consists of seven black spots on sandy soil. The innermost spot includes the remains of a well that is 170 cm deep and mostly lined with stones.

However, the archaeologists found a lot of burnt bone fragments inside the well.

“We believe these are human bones that were crushed after burning. Perhaps because the soul needed to be completely released from the body,” noted Nielsen.