Gundsølille's double passage grave
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The double-aisle grave of Gundsølille (also called Kirkerup; Danish : Dobbelt- or Tvillingejættestuen ) is located southwest of the town on the Danish island of Zealand . The megalithic system from prehistoric times is a system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK). It originated between 3500 and 2800 BC. Chr. And is a form of Neolithic megalithic systems, which consists of a chamber and a structurally separated, lateral passage. This form can be found primarily in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, as well as occasionally in France, Norway and the Netherlands.
description
It is a double-aisle grave with two oval chambers, which lie in a common round hill about 25.0 m in diameter and are covered by two or three cap stones. Both chambers were built from nine bearing stones each, with one stone being the south wall of the 4.2 m long, 2.3 m wide and 2.0 m high north chamber and the north wall of the approximately 4.0 m long, 2.2 to 2 , 7 m wide and 1.8 m high southern chamber. There are overhangs on the bearing stones in both chambers, which increase the distance to the ceiling, and there are intermediate masonry between the bearing stones. The floors are paved. In the south chamber there are two floors and a layer of clay screed, and in the north chamber there is a fireplace.
- The corridor of the south chamber is about 5.5 m long, 0.6 m wide and over 1.0 m high. It is made up of ten bearing stones.
- The corridor of the north chamber is about 5.0 m long and 0.7 m wide. It is made up of nine bearing stones and a preserved capstone. There are threshold stones in both corridors .
In 1876 the Dobbeltjættestuen was excavated. At that time only the two long corridors were disturbed. The finds in the chambers are therefore extensive. A multitude of tools made of flint , bones of adults and children, amber beads and shards of earthenware were found. A large capstone was sold to Funen in 1925. It now stands in the Kongebro Forest near Middelfart as a memorial to MP Male Slengerik. In 1989 the complex was restored and the hill raised.
In 1799 there were 14 dolmens and five burial mounds around Gundsølille . In 1925 there were only five dolmens left.
Nearby is the Hvedshøj burial mound .
See also
literature
- Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid . 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 , p. 291
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Coordinates: 55 ° 41 '59.2 " N , 12 ° 9' 2.1" E