Årslev dolmen

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The Årslev Dolmen ( Årslev-dyssen in Danish ) is one of the few dolmens in the region that was not completely destroyed in connection with the expansion of the city of Århus and agriculture in Denmark . Because of the surrounding buildings and the deep dredging of the site in connection with the two-lane expansion of Silkeborgvej , it is difficult to imagine the original landscape around 5500 years ago when the dolmen was built. Until 1880 there was a similar dolmen 700 m to the east. Another large stone grave stood in the forest opposite the dolmen. The large stone grave dates from the Neolithic around 3500–2800 BC. And is a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK).

Årslev dolmen

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.

description

The enlarged dolmen- type megalithic complex was built by the TBK porters. The chamber is the central part of an originally complex REn facility, under a hill that was bordered by curbs and covered the chamber. The chamber was slightly larger and had a corridor and a second capstone. These stones have disappeared over time. The capstones were originally supported by four or five bearing stones. The capstone obtained may have been split in prehistoric times in order to obtain a level chamber ceiling.

Nothing is known about finds or excavations, but the somewhat more recent neighboring facility on the other side of Silkeborgvej was excavated in 1822 by Colonel Hoegh Guldberg. He found two knives, arrowheads and a sickle made of flint , ceramic and more than 60 amber beads .

See also

literature

  • Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politikens bog om Danmarks oldtid (= Politikens håndbøger. ). Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8 .

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: 56 ° 9 '10.8 "  N , 10 ° 5' 9.6"  E