Tornby Dolmen

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Tornby Dolmen
Polygonal poles seen from above
Tornby Dolmen

The Tornby Dolmen ( Danish Tornby Dyssen ) is the northernmost preserved dolmen in Denmark . It is located in a field seven kilometers south of Hirtshals on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy in Jutland . It dates from the Neolithic Age 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 now aisle-free dolmen, the hill of which has been eroded, consists of four bearing stones and a large capstone . Another stone, possibly an offset additional bearing stone or the rest of the corridor , is a few meters away. The structure could be a polygonal pole, which is not uncommon in the region .

See also

literature

  • Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid . 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 , p. 200
  • Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politikens bog om Danmarks oldtid (= Politikens håndbøger. ). Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8 p. 93

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: 57 ° 32 ′ 10 "  N , 9 ° 56 ′ 29.8"  E