Darpvenner stones I – III

Darpvenner stones I – III
Darpvenne II
Coordinates	52 ° 22 '5 "  N , 8 ° 10' 54.5"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 22 '5 "  N , 8 ° 10' 54.5"  E
place	Venne , Lower Saxony , Germany
Emergence	3500 to 2800 BC Chr.
Sprockhoff no.	900-902

Scheme of passage grave (cross-section) 1 = support stone, 2 = cap stone, 3 = mound, 4 = seal, 5 = wedge stones, 6 = access, 7 = threshold stone. 8 = floor slabs, 9 = sub-floor depots, 10 = intermediate masonry 11 = curb stones

Darpvenne I

Darpvenne III

The Darpvenner Steine ​​I – III are neighboring Neolithic passage graves with the Sprockhoff numbers. 900 to 902. They originated between 3500 and 2800 BC. And are megalithic systems 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. 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.

They are located in the Dreihausen peasantry belonging to Venne on both sides and directly on Driehauser Strasse (K416) from Gut Borgwedde to Schwagstorf in the Osnabrück district in Lower Saxony . The Count of Münster carried out the first excavations at the three Darpvenner sites in 1807, during which an amber disc , amber beads , ceramic shards, stone axes and cross-edged arrowheads were found.

Darpvenner stones I

The facility (Sprockhoff No. 900) is located about 500 meters northeast of Driehausen. The stones in the oval surround are incomplete. The east-west-oriented, 15.3 meter long chamber is relatively well preserved. The chamber has a width of 1.5 meters. Its 25 supporting stones are completely in place. Four of the once ten cap stones are missing. The entrance cannot be located. The entire system is 17.3 meters long and 4.4 meters wide.

Darpvenner stones II

The relatively small east-west-oriented complex (Sprockhoff No. 901) has a chamber of 8.0 × 2.3 meters with 12 preserved bearing stones and three cap stones. There are also fragments of capstones lying around.

Darpvenner stones III

The facility (Sprockhoff No. 902) is east-west oriented and consists only of the 10.5 meter long and 1.5 meter wide chamber. Apart from one, all 17 bearing stones are present. Four of the former eight cap stones are missing. The entrance was probably in the middle of the south side. The system is 10.5 meters long and 1.5 meters wide.

See also

• Nordic megalithic architecture
• The facilities are located on the street of the megalithic culture
• Driehauser stones , approx. 2 km away

literature

• Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz (ed.) : Guide to prehistoric and early historical monuments - Das Osnabrücker Land III , Vol. 44, Verlag Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1979, ISBN 3-8053-0313-0
• Anette Bußmann : Stone Age witnesses. Travel to the prehistory of northwest Germany. Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-89995-619-1 , pp. 37-38.
• Mamoun Fansa : large stone graves between Weser and Ems . Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 1992, ISBN 3-89442-118-5 , pp. 90-93.
• Ernst Sprockhoff : Atlas of the megalithic tombs Germany. Part 3: Lower Saxony - Westphalia. Rudolf Habelt Verlag, Bonn 1975, ISBN 3-7749-1326-9 , p. 120.

Web links

Commons : Darpvenner Steine  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• The Megalithic Portal: Grave 1 , Grave 2 , Grave 3
• strahlen.org: grave 1 , grave 2 , grave 3
• steinzeugen.de: grave 1 , grave 2 , grave 3
• cruptorix.nl: grave 1 , grave 2 , grave 3

Individual evidence

1. ↑ J. Müller In: Varia neolithica VI 2009 p. 15