Skabersjö dolmen
The Dolmen of Skabersjö (no. 49 SK, Raae Skabersjö 3: 1) is a Dolmen ( Swedish Dösen ) type 1 (according dt nomenclature, a closed on all sides. Simple dolmen ) in Svedala , which in Sweden predominantly in careful drying occurs.
The dolmen is one of the best preserved older dolmens in Sweden, dating from 3500 to 2800 BC. Were built by the carriers of the funnel beaker culture (TBK). The chamber is small. Its internal dimensions are 2.8 × 0.6 m. Most importantly, it is a relatively normal width for chambers of this type. But not the chamber, but the approximately 56.0 m long triangular border is what makes Skabersjö special. While the eastern narrow side is 5 meters wide, the western one is so narrow that one can no longer speak of a trapezoidal shape. The borders of this form, which is typical for the "Kujawian graves" in Poland, but completely untypical for Sweden, suggest that a southern influence and the building crew theory were decisive. The central axis is oriented exactly east-west. A total of around 100 dolmens have been preserved in Sweden.
See also
literature
- Dobrochna Jankowska: Megalithic and Kujavic tombs. In: Karl W. Beinhauer et al. (Ed.): Studies on megalithics. State of research and ethnoarchaeological perspectives (contributions to prehistory and early history of Central Europe; Vol. 21). Verlag Beier & Beran, Weisbach 1999, pp. 215-226, ISBN 3-930036-36-3 .
- Konrad Jażdżewski: The relationship between Kujavian barrows in Poland and megalithic tombs in northern Germany, Denmark and western European countries . In: Glyn E. Daniel, Poul Kjærum (Ed.): Megalithic Graves and Ritual. Papers presented at the III. Atlantic Colloquium, Moesgård 1969 (Jutland Archaeological Society Publications; Vol. 11). Nordisk Forlag, Copenhagen 1973, ISBN 87-00-08861-7 .
Web links
- Description (Swedish) Pictures and floor plan (PDF)
- Skabersjö 3: 1 - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
Coordinates: 55 ° 33 '19.7 " N , 13 ° 9' 3.5" E