Breeding camp
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 8 '36.7 " N , 9 ° 17' 27.2" E | ||
| place | Albersdorf , Schleswig-Holstein , Germany | ||
| Emergence | 3500 to 2800 BC Chr. | ||
| Sprockhoff no. | 150 | ||
The Brutkamp is a Neolithic polygonal dolmen in Albersdorf in the Dithmarschen district in Schleswig-Holstein . Based on the radiocarbon dates , the site can be divided into an early to middle Neolithic (3,700-3,200 BC) and a late Neolithic (2,250-2,000 BC) phase. In the late Neolithic, older material was removed from the chamber, deposited in the entrance area and the mound was renewed. The dolmen has the Sprockhoff number 150.
Polygonal dolms are megalithic structures of the funnel beaker culture (3500–2800 BC). This subspecies of the dolmen occurs mainly in Denmark , Sweden and Schleswig-Holstein. From Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ( Lexow ) and Saxony-Anhalt ( Lüdelsen 1 ) only individual specimens are known.
description
The Brutkamp has five bearing stones and a single, oversized capstone, characteristic of the type, which weighs around 23 tons and has a circumference of almost nine meters. It is the largest capstone in Schleswig-Holstein. The construction material of the dolmen consists of boulders from the Ice Age . The low stone corridor faces southeast. The mound of earth at Brutkamp has been completely removed or eroded. A small park with old linden trees surrounds the large stone grave today.
The breeding camp can be seen in the coat of arms of Albersdorf.
Drawing around 1895
Polygonal dolmen (schematic) seen from above
Breeding camp
Breeding camp
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Origin of name
According to tradition, the name Brutkamp means that in Christian times, newlyweds met at the stone to pay homage to the Nordic goddess Freya and to implore rich children's blessings.
Plants in the funeral ritual
The charred plant remains from the large stone grave were read out on the binocular and determined. In addition to charcoal, another 143 charred plant remains were found.
The finds give an insight into the use of plants in the funeral ritual. Cereal grains seem insignificant in this context. Among the forage plants, hazelnut shells dominate the spectrum with 60 and 45% respectively. For the first time in the Neolithic in Germany it was possible to detect the bulbous oaf (Arrhenatherum elatius ssp. Bulbosum), with an astonishingly high proportion of 30%. So far, these root tubers were mainly known from Bronze , Iron and Viking Age cremations . It is unclear whether the tubers came into the archaeological context through use as food, as tinder or as grave goods. In the case of the breeding camp, it can be assumed that the oats were part of the "natural vegetation" on the burial mound. Oats, which prefer to grow in undisturbed areas, indicate that the area around the megalithic site was cleared, but not used for grazing and cultivation.
environment
In Albersdorf there is the Archaeological Ecological Center (AÖZA) in the Stone Age Park and the Dithmarschen Museum for Archeology and Ecology . The long beds in Bredenhoop and the earthworks on Dieksknöll are also nearby.
See also
literature
- W. Hansen: The breeding camp near Albersdorf in Holstein. In: The home . Volume 11, 1901, pp. 205-207.
- Ernst Sprockhoff : Atlas of the megalithic tombs of Germany. Part 1: Schleswig-Holstein. Rudolf Habelt Verlag, Bonn 1966, p. 40.
