Passage grave near Meyenburg
| Passage grave near Meyenburg | |||
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 Great stone grave Meyenburg |
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 16 '51.6 " N , 8 ° 37' 38.4" E | ||
| place | Meyenburg , Lower Saxony , Germany | ||
| Emergence | 3500 to 2800 BC Chr. | ||
| Sprockhoff no. | 629 | ||
The passage grave near Meyenburg is located between Meyenburg in the municipality of Schwanewede in the district of Osterholz and Uthlede in the municipality of Hagen im Bremischen in the district of Cuxhaven in Lower Saxony . 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 megalithic complex from the Neolithic Age was built by the people of the Funnel Beaker Culture (TBK) between 3500 and 2800 BC. Built in BC.
location
The passage grave with the Sprockhoff no. 629 is in front of the bridge over the A27 on the “Bei der Neuen Mühle” road on the edge of the forest. Like the nearby plants in the Düngel forest, it was created between 3500 and 2800 BC. In the Neolithic . 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.
description
The severely disturbed chamber is about 11.3 meters long. Large chamber lengths are unusual in Germany east of the Weser; Meyenburg can best be compared with systems in Emsland and the Netherlands. However, the length also corresponds to lengths that can be found sporadically in Denmark and Sweden. Clearly recognizable is the trapezoidal shape of the chamber (2.0 meters by 1.5 meters wide) in which the stones (similar to the passage grave of Missunde ) also become lower towards the west. Both keystones and 14 of the once 16 bearing stones on the long sides are still preserved, although not all of them in their original position. Only one of the formerly eight capstones is in situ . Others rushed into the chamber. A stone is split. It still shows deep traces of the attempt to divide it further . A stone in front of the middle of the south side is interpreted as the remainder of the corridor. Remnants of the former edging of the hill are no longer detectable.
In the forest not far from the stone chamber there is a large burial mound that may contain a stone grave .
See also
literature
- H. Aust: in: Fritz Ahrens (ed.) Guide to prehistoric and early historical monuments 31 The Elb-Weser Triangle III von Zabern, Mainz, 1976. pp. 145ff
- 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. 12-13.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ J. Müller In: Varia neolithica VI 2009 p. 15