Åby passage grave

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Glos Altare the passage grave of Åby
Glos Altare the passage grave of Åby

The largely demolished passage grave of Åby ( Swedish Åby Gånggrift or Glos altare ; RAÄ No. Tossene 157: 1) dates from the Neolithic around 3500–2800 BC. BC and is a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK). It is located in Tossene in the municipality of Sotenäs , north of Åby in Bohuslän in Sweden . 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 passage grave ( Swedish passage grave ) is located in a hill about 11.0 m in diameter. A large capstone ( Swedish takhällen ) still lies on its supporting stones, while a second lies next to the chamber on the hill. The access to the corridor is between two orthostats about four meters south of the chamber.

The area has great historical value. There are settlements from the Stone Age , graves from the Iron Age and rock carvings from the Bronze Age . One of Bohuslän's most famous rock carvings, Åbyhällen , southwest of the village, consists of 80 signs, ships (one 1.5 m long), several animals, wheel crosses , human figures, a wagon and other images and symbols.

See also

literature

  • Christopher Tilley : The Dolmens and Passage Graves of Sweden. An Introduction and Guide. Institute of Archeology, University College London, London 1999, ISBN 9780905853369 .
  • Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .
  • Mårten Stenberger : Nordic prehistory. Volume 4: Prehistory of Sweden. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1977, ISBN 3-529-01805-8 .

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Coordinates: 58 ° 26 ′ 50.7 ″  N , 11 ° 26 ′ 13 ″  E