Ettrup passage grave
The passage grave of Ettrup south of Fjelsø in Himmerland in Denmark is one of the rarer (about 60) double passage graves ( Danish : dobbelt- or tvillingejættestue ) from the Neolithic Age (3500–2800 BC), which was used by the carriers of the funnel beaker culture (TBK) were erected.
Double- passage graves occur particularly on Zealand and in Himmerland, they represent a special variant of the passage graves with separate chambers in the same hill. 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 excavated in 1932 is a good example of a heavenly “dobbeltjættestue”. The height in the two chambers is about 1.25 m. The northern chamber is polygonal, with a width of 2.5 m. It consists of eight bearing stones and four cap stones. The corridor is 3.7 m long, 0.6 m wide and 0.8 m high, with four pairs of bearing stones and eight cap stones. The inner part of the corridor (1 m) is clad. The threshold is in situ . The southern chamber is polygonal, 1.60 m wide and consists of six bearing stones and three cap stones. The corridor is 3.25 m long, 0.45 to 0.65 m wide and one meter high, with four pairs of bearing stones and seven cap stones. The corridor is not completely paved. The threshold stone is present. Around the hill there is a wreath of curb stones about one meter high, but eight stones are missing in the west.
To the west is the passage grave of Fjelsø with an equally rare side chamber.
See also
literature
- Peter V. Glob : prehistoric monuments of Denmark. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1968.
- 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 .
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Coordinates: 56 ° 38 ′ 55.6 " N , 9 ° 26 ′ 47.3" E