Stenseby

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Stenseby is a small settlement near St Bodil's Church in the southeast of the Danish island of Bornholm. For a time, an active community grew up around Bodilsker Station on the RønneNexø railway which operated from 1900 to 1968. The area is also known for its passage grave discovered in the 1880s.[http://367ture.dk/default.asp?m=467 "Bønnestenene - Stenseby"], På 357 ture i Bornholms natur. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 8 November 2012.

Archeological finds

J. A. Jørgensen, a schoolteacher from Ibsker, was Bornholm's most active archeologist in the late 19th century. In 1882, he investigated the Stenseby passage grave from the Neolithic where he discovered a few hundred amber beads, several flint tools, including a 5-inch knife, a sandstone axe and a decorated pot. Not far from Stenseby, he investigated another site, Bønnestenen. Further finds were made in the 1920s including a Bronze Age pot.[http://www.kulturarv.dk/fortidsminder/oplev-i-landskabet/monumenter-i-landskabet/storstensgrave/besoeg-gravene/stenseby-og-boennestenen/ "Stenseby og Bønnestenen"], Kultur Styrelsen. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 8 November 2012.

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