This article presents the first evidence for cupmarks in the southern Scandinavian Middle Neolithic, in the form of two cupmarked stones recovered during excavations at the Neolithic enclosures of Vasagård on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. Until now, cupmarks, which are frequently found on dolmen capstones, have been associated with the rich and figurative rock art known from the Bronze Age (c. 1700–500 bc). The evidence from Vasagård opens up the possibility that more cupmarks could be Neolithic. The association of the cupmarked stones from Vasagård with ritual gatherings suggests an affinity with contemporary sites, including Orkney, where cupmarks have been linked to architectural transformations.

本文介绍了新石器时代南部斯堪的纳维亚中期新石器时代杯状标记的第一个证据，即在波罗的海博恩霍尔姆岛瓦萨加德新石器时代围墙挖掘过程中发现的两块杯状石头。到目前为止，在支石墓顶石上经常发现的杯状标记与青铜时代（约公元前 1700-500 年）已知的丰富而具象的岩石艺术有关。来自 Vasagård 的证据开启了更多杯形标记可能是新石器时代的可能性。来自 Vasagård 的杯印石与仪式聚会的关联表明与当代遗址（包括奥克尼群岛）的密切关系，杯印与建筑改造有关。