Åstrup Deelhøj

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Aastrup-Deelhoj

The Åstrup Deelhøj (also called Dilhøj) is a passage grave east of Vejle west of Åstrup and northwest of Juelsminde in Jutland in Denmark . The large stone grave dates from the Neolithic around 3500–2800 BC. And is a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK). The passage grave is a form of Neolithic megalithic systems, which consists of a chamber and a structurally separated, lateral passage . This form is primarily found in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, as well as occasionally in France and the Netherlands.

Aastrup-Deelhoj, inside: wall stones with overhangs and stone pillars in the intermediate masonry, as also occurs in Mecklenburg

description

Neolithic monuments are an expression of the culture and ideology of Neolithic societies. Their origin and function are considered to be the hallmarks of social development.

The slightly oval grave mound of the passage grave Deelhøj, damaged in the east, has a diameter of 16 to 18 m and is 3.5 m high. The narrow entrance is in the southeast. The end of the aisle is covered by flat plates and has two threshold stones . The 1.7 m high chamber consists of eight bearing stones and one capstone. It measures approximately 3.1 × 2.7 m. The spaces between the orthostats of the chamber are filled with intermediate masonry. The facility was excavated in 1870 and 1937.

See also

literature

  • Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid . 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 , p. 118
  • Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politikens bog om Danmarks oldtid (= Politikens håndbøger. ) Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8 , p. 109

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johannes Müller : Neolithic Monuments and Neolithic Societies. In: Hans-Jürgen Beier , Erich Claßen, Thomas Doppler, Britta Ramminger (eds.): Varia neolithica VI. Neolithic Monuments and Neolithic Societies. Contributions from the meeting of the Neolithic Working Group during the annual meeting of the North-West German Association for Ancient Research in Schleswig, 9. – 10. October 2007 (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 56). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2009, ISBN 978-3-941171-28-2 , pp. 7-16, here p. 15.

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Coordinates: 55 ° 46 ′ 23.7 "  N , 9 ° 57 ′ 45"  E