Driehauser stones
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Coordinates | 52 ° 21 '36 " N , 8 ° 11' 52" E | |
place | Schwagstorf , Lower Saxony , Germany | |
Emergence | 3500 to 2800 BC Chr. | |
Sprockhoff no. | 903 |
The large stone grave Driehauser Steine (also called Großsteingrab Schwagstorf I ) is located on the Oelberg, west of the Driehauser Feldstrasse, southwest of Schwagstorf in Lower Saxony . The megalithic complex from the Neolithic was created by the funnel beaker culture (TBK) between 3500 and 2800 BC. Built in BC. The system bears the Sprockhoff no. 903. 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 relatively well-preserved, about 16.8 meters long and 1.8 meters wide Emsländische chamber is a doppeltrapezoides passage grave which tapers towards both ends. Eleven capstones, on two of which there are around 40 Bronze Age bowls , most of the bearing stones and remains of the edging are present.
Finds
In 1907 excavations were carried out in this complex on behalf of the Count of Münster. Among other things, 124 clay vessels, 38 cross-edged arrowheads , 16 stone axes and amber beads were found. In the 19th century, two Roman gold coins and some copper coins are said to have been found in an urn.
See also
- Nordic megalithic architecture
- The facility is located on the Street of the Megalithic Culture (Station 3a)
- Darpvenner stones ( Sprockhoff No. 900, 901 and 902)
literature
- Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz (ed.) : Guide to prehistoric and early historical monuments - Das Osnabrücker Land III , Vol. 44, Verlag Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1979, ISBN 3-8053-0313-0
- Anette Bußmann: Stone Age witnesses. Travel to the prehistory of northwest Germany. Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-89995-619-1 , pp. 33-34.
- Ernst Sprockhoff : Atlas of the megalithic tombs of Germany. Part 3: Lower Saxony - Westphalia. Rudolf-Habelt Verlag, Bonn 1975, ISBN 3-7749-1326-9 , pp. 120-121.
Web links
- The Megalithic Portal: Driehausen Grosssteingrab
- strahlen.org: Large stone grave "Schwagstorf 1" ("Driehausen"), Driehausen near Schwagstorf or Ostercappeln
- steinzeugen.de: Driehausen stone grave
- cruptorix.nl Driehausen large stone grave
Individual evidence
- ↑ J. Müller In: Varia neolithica VI 2009 p. 15