{"id":475,"date":"2024-05-31T14:39:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T12:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/strange-stones\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T15:50:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T13:50:10","slug":"strange-stones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/museum\/gallery\/the-mystery-of-the-pile-dwellers\/strange-stones\/","title":{"rendered":"Strange stones"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='vitrine'  class='avia-section av-lwhwhwpi-c5832ec490154b2dc6e1678d059436a7 alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-475'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bldmf-d22a094192a68a21ebc23d11319a597d\">\n#top .flex_column.av-bldmf-d22a094192a68a21ebc23d11319a597d{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-bldmf-d22a094192a68a21ebc23d11319a597d{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-bldmf-d22a094192a68a21ebc23d11319a597d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwhwb3tx-7e4fa31f1f3e571092a1c1781be8e765 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Showcase 2<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='a'  class='avia-section av-6boj-964839248dbaa131430c011e9e66912b main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-475'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-xke3-96c4b674a30a3471a9bbcaf7b1f7955b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lw9ee3ch-8d1c16f790ad289f34f70e716c4b7b4d\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lw9ee3ch-8d1c16f790ad289f34f70e716c4b7b4d{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lw9ee3ch-8d1c16f790ad289f34f70e716c4b7b4d .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lw9ee3ch-8d1c16f790ad289f34f70e716c4b7b4d .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lw9ee3ch-8d1c16f790ad289f34f70e716c4b7b4d av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Strange stones &#8211; First finds<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lw6p7skz-da037d8ac2f5c243e2f9b90a776444f2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Early on, modern households on the shores of Lake Constance were home to unusual objects. Objects that were not common in other houses: strangely shaped stones with smoothly polished surfaces were used to weigh down piles of laundry. The smaller specimens were used as so-called thunderbolts: carried in your pocket, they had a magical effect and protected against back pain. Placed under the roof of the house, they prevented lightning strikes. According to legend, they were thrown down by Thor, the thunder god, during a thunderstorm and got stuck in the lake. When the water level was low, it was easy to collect them. Stone fragments from the flintstone islands near Wallhausen and Nussdorf were also a popular collector&#8217;s item.<\/p>\n<p>Stone fragments from the flintstone islands near Wallhausen and Nussdorf were also a popular collector&#8217;s item. They were even offered for sale. Nobody could explain how these stones, which do not occur naturally here, got into the lake, but together with a steel striker and tinder, they were useful for making fires. 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For a long time, they served as flints in flintlock rifles to provide the necessary spark.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lw7j4i2w-2637a767b98bdcc67b08766469d23a01 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h6>1<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lw7j5rcj-2abc8dbc642c9f3b6c45946cb360f477 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Axes | Greywacke, jadeite, spilite | 3800 BC | Unteruhldingen-Stollenwiesen | APM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwuo6l9e-0815ef9e5b3e32b37319635dfb9aa794 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h6>2<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwuo7yh5-56edbe2f47e5482332941a2560a5db39 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Flakes | Flint | 8000-3000 BC | Unteruhldingen | Maurach | Fischbach |<\/strong> <strong>APM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwuo73yz-030d4600482a315a56223a588bd41dc2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h6>3<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwuo7kpb-2e19823e1040108312dfdae1acbcc8d4 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>The thunder god Thor throws lightning bolts to the earth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In popular belief, these lightning bolts turn into stones at the point of impact, and created the so-called \u201cthunderbolts\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Illustration: Johann Gehrungs | wikimedia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":651,"menu_order":20,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-475","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=475"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3834,"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/475\/revisions\/3834"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}