Passage grave of Gadegård
The passage grave of Gadegård , in the "Helligsø sogn" in Thy in Denmark , was discovered in 1987 when a round hill was excavated. The megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK) dates from the Neolithic (3500–2800 BC).
The north-south oriented passage grave has one of the rare side chambers ( Danish bikammer ). Only 30 such structures (out of 500 preserved passage graves) can be found around the Limfjord , in Djursland , three on Zealand and two on Lolland ( Bag-Hyldehøj and Torhøj ). The passage grave is a form of Neolithic megalithic systems, which consists of a chamber and a structurally separated, lateral passage. This form is primarily found in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, as well as occasionally in France and the Netherlands.
The hill, known since 1915, has a badly disturbed chamber. It is approximately 7 m long and 2.5 m wide. The floor is covered with flat pieces of chalk. In the middle of the southern long side the approximately 2.0 m long remainder of the corridor opens, opposite which the approximately 2.5 m long and 2.0 m wide side chamber is opposite. This arrangement corresponds to that in nearby Lundehøj . Only four stones remain of the corridor, two on each side.
The finds consist of seven thick-nosed flint axes , three battle axes , two rock axes, over 40 partly double-ax-shaped amber beads (type AB) and over 30 chips , as well as broken pottery.
Secondary graves from the Bronze and Iron Ages were deposited in the hill .
See also
literature
- Klaus Ebbesen: Danmarks megalitgrave. Volume 2: Catalog. Attika, Copenhagen 2008, ISBN 978-87-7528-731-4 .
Web links
- Description and pictures in the 1988 Historical Yearbook (Danish)
- Description and pictures in the 1994 Historical Yearbook (Danish)
- Brief description
Coordinates: 56 ° 41 ′ 50.1 ″ N , 8 ° 22 ′ 1.1 ″ E