Editing Demmin (section)

=== Prehistory ===
As early as 5500 - 4900 BC, the Neolithic [[Linear Pottery culture]] spread from the East, and from the Oder river into the area east<ref>Schuldt, Ewald (Hg.): ''Bodendenkmalpflege in Mecklenburg. Jahrbuch 1969, Berlin, [[Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften]] 1970'' pp. 321</ref> of Demmin. The great dolmen near Upost<ref>[http://maps.google.de/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=205131096804397083793.000469d157ce2080bfca1&t=h&ll=53.888521,12.944856&spn=0.007562,0.018647&z=16 ''Great Dolmen near Upost'']</ref> is classified as the easternmost great dolmen.<ref>Schuldt, pp. 321</ref> As an evidence of the [[Funnelbeaker culture]], 119 [[Megalith]] constructions bear witness around the county of Demmin.<ref>Sprockhoff, Ernst: ''Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands Teil 2: Mecklenburg - Brandenburg - Pommern'' (1967) {{ISBN|978-3-7749-0743-0}}</ref> Of these, 56 are partially preserved. The majority of these constructions are 37 [[Dolmen]] The fact that there are also six simple dolmen preserved, makes Demmin and its surrounding area one of those regions in which the construction of such facilities had its roots. The later period is characterized by 12 preserved in the district of Demmin [[grave mound|Tumulus]] and basin stones. From about 1800 BC on, the settlement of the area by [[Germanic peoples]] began.