Nyrup dolmen
The Nyrup Dolmen near Helsingør is an ancient dolmen located just north of Helsingørvej, (road no. 6 from Fredensborg to Helsingør) on the Danish island of Zealand . The large stone grave dates from the Neolithic around 3500–2800 BC. And is a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK). 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 very small dolmen consists of three supporting stones, a fourth non-supporting side stone and an unusually thick capstone, the underside of which is smooth and straight, probably due to splitting. The mushroom-like dolmen, which is somewhat sunk into the ground, seems to have been not in a mound of earth, but in a cairn. The small north Danish ancient dolmen are among the earliest megalithic structures in the country, as the deepening speaks for.
See also
literature
- Peter V. Glob : prehistoric monuments of Denmark. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1968 p. 267
Individual evidence
- ↑ The name Nyrup occurs more frequently in Denmark, also in connection with large stone graves.
- ^ 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 ° 59 ′ 57.2 " N , 12 ° 29 ′ 55.2" E