Passage grave Jættehøj

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The passage grave Jættehøj (also called Jættehøigård) is located northwest of Slangerup and road 6/53 on the Danish island of Zealand . The large stone grave dates from the Neolithic 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.

Scheme of passage grave (cross-section) 1 = support stone, 2 = cap stone, 3 = mound, 4 = seal, 5 = wedge stones, 6 = access, 7 = threshold stone. 8 = floor slabs, 9 = sub-floor depots, 10 = intermediate masonry 11 = curb stones

An approximately 3.0 m high round hill with this name is located in the north of the municipality of Vejen in Jutland , another facility called Jættehøj or Maglehøj is located on Maglehøjvej near Hårlev in the southeast of Zealand and a facility with this name is on Lolland .

description

The Jættehøj ( German  "Riesenhügel" ) is about 20.0 m measuring round grave hill with a height of about four meters, in which a well-preserved passage grave ( Danish Jættestue ) is located. The chamber consists of 8 bearing stones and a capstone. Several pairs of bearing stones still exist from the corridor, but only the one in front of the chamber still has its capstone. The small chamber measures 2.5 × 1.75 m and is relatively high with a height of 1.8 m. A second chamber in the same hill appears to have been removed.

See also

literature

  • Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politikens bog om Danmarks oldtid (= Politikens håndbøger. ). Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8 p.

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: 55 ° 51 ′ 42.5 "  N , 12 ° 10 ′ 5.3"  E