Passage graves from Snæbum
The passage graves of Snæbum are three neighboring large stone graves west of Hobro in Jutland in Denmark . Two of the three are well-preserved or restored passage graves , the Spanskhøj and the Snibhøj are double systems ( Danish : Dobbelt or Tvillingejættestue ). They date from the Neolithic Age around 3500–2800 BC. And are megalithic systems of the funnel beaker culture (TBK). 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. 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.
Spanskhøj
The 1929 excavated and restored Spanskhøj ( German "Spanish hill" ) (also Hannerup Spanskhøj) is located in a field near the village of Hannerup and is (locked) inaccessible.
The mound is about 22.0 m in diameter, over four meters high and contains two passage graves. The two separate (not often assembled) in the hill about four meters long chambers are oval and are accessed by a long, narrow passage . The finds consisted of an ax and daggers made of flint , which were deposited upright between two orthostats in the southern chamber. In addition, were amber beads and zerscherbte pottery found. (Location: 56 ° 39 ′ 1.5 ″ N , 9 ° 39 ′ 41.6 ″ E )
Double-aisle grave Snibhøj
Excavated by Georg Sarauw in 1895 and restored in 1930 and 1999, Snibhøj, 500 m from the village of Hannerup, is open to tourists (brochure, entrance fee, parking lot). Access is from Østergård.
The 6.5 m high and steep hill contains two unconnected small passage graves as double passage graves. The hill was stripped of its edging.
The south chamber
The polygonal or almost round southern chamber is similar in plan to the passage grave of Thusbjerg on Mors . It has seven bearing stones and two cap stones. The shape is most unusual for a passage grave and the complex resembles, apart from the second capstone, a polygonal pole. The excavation showed that the complex had not been entered by humans since the Neolithic . The scattered bones and the additions in the 15 to 20 cm thick layer of the chamber were apparently churned up by animals. The skeletons were from 50 people, 18 of whom were children between the ages of 6 months and 16 years. G. Sarauw was amazed that the chamber was not centrally located in the mound, and the second access was discovered as early as 1896.
Entrance from outside
Corridor from the entrance to the chamber
Southern Chamber
Southern Chamber
The north chamber
The northern chamber was excavated by AP Madsen. The chamber has an irregular oval ground plan and eight bearing stones and three cap stones. In the chamber he found a paved floor with several skeletons, two of them stretched out in the center of the chamber, while the other bones, a piece of amber, flint and shattered pottery lay on the walls. (Location: 56 ° 39 ′ 9 ″ N , 9 ° 39 ′ 57.6 ″ E )
Entrance from outside
Corridor from the entrance to the chamber
Northern Chamber
Northern Chamber
Hannerup Jættestue
The Hannerup Jættestue (also called Østergård Jættestue) is the third facility, about 50 m from Snibhøj. There is hardly any data on them. (Location: 56 ° 39 ′ 7.1 ″ N , 9 ° 39 ′ 59.5 ″ E )
See also
literature
- Carsten Bang: Spanskhøj and Snibhøj. Jættestuerne i Snæbum. Hobro, Hobro Offset, n.d.
- Peter Vilhelm Glob : prehistoric monuments of Denmark . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1968, p. 72 (Spanskhøj)
- Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid . Copenhagen 2002 ISBN 87-567-6458-8 , p. 91 (Snibhøj)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ 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.
- ↑ In Denmark and Sweden (3) there are 60 double-aisle graves (Danish Dobbeltjættestuer or Tvillingejættestuer), the main areas of which are Jutland and the island of Zealand. Zeeland double-pass graves have a common partition wall. The Jutland are separated from each other in the same hill. The axes of the chambers in round hills usually form an obtuse angle and, with their long corridors, adapt to the round hills. The klekkende høj is the only example of a chamber conditioning, all of whose axes form straight lines at right angles. A few double systems are located in long hills.
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