Passage grave at Fjelsø

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

Outline sketch of the side chamber on the left

The passage grave of Fjelsø is located at Toruphøjevej, southwest of Fjelsø west of Hobro in Jutland, Denmark not far from the double passage graves of Ettrup and Langmosehøj. Fjelsø is a passage grave ( Danish Jættestue - German giant room ) with a secondary chamber ( Danish bikammer ). In the approximately 500 preserved passage graves in Denmark there are only 30 with side chambers and in Germany the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden, the other countries with Nordic megalithic architecture do not have any. Passage tombs are a form of Neolithic megalithic systems that consist of a chamber and a structurally separated, lateral passage. The form can be found primarily in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, as well as occasionally in France and the Netherlands.  

The chamber is about four meters long and two meters wide. It was excavated in 1920. In front of the megalithic system of the Funnel Beaker Culture (TBK), which existed between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC has emerged., Was zerscherbte ceramics found. 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.

See also

• Nordic megalithic architecture
• Great stone graves in Denmark

literature

• Peter V. Glob : prehistoric monuments of Denmark. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1968.

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.

Coordinates: 56 ° 39 ′ 3.3 "  N , 9 ° 25 ′ 12.8"  E