Passage grave of Gammelenge

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Passage grave of Gammelenge
Passage grave model

The reconstructed passage grave of Gammelenge ( German  "old meadow" ) was in the extreme southwest of Jutland in Denmark in front of the dikes 1.5 km northeast of Højer near Tønder . It originates from the Neolithic Age and is a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK). 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. As a result of the rise in sea level in the Wadden Sea , it was gradually covered with a 1.6 m thick layer of mud and was forgotten.

In 1975 the landowner drained his land in Gammelenge, came across some large stones and informed the museum in Haderslev . It has been determined that it is likely a dolmen that was excavated in 1989.

An almost intact curb stone circle about 16.0 m in diameter was found. In the south of the circle was the entrance to the strongly eccentric chamber. The corridor originally consisted of five stones, only one of which was preserved. The chamber was largely destroyed. Only one stone and the remains of three others remained. The chamber of the approximately 8.0 m² large and head-high oval passage grave ( Danish Jættestuen - German  "giant room" ) may have consisted of up to 17 bearing stones and cap stones.

Although the chamber was destroyed, the chamber floor was intact. There were traces of at least two burials. In one corner, remains of wood from a coffin were found. a. contained a few shards, four amber beads and a battle ax and from a reburial of the individual grave culture from about 2700 BC. Came from.

The traces of the oldest burial were found under a layer of white, burned flint . A trough-shaped burial place and the small, narrow blade of a flint ax of the TBK, which shows that the passage grave around 3200 BC, were preserved. Was built.

To the side of the entrance lay many fragments of sacrificed vessels. The amber beads, flint tools and the white burnt flint were found from burials that were cleared out of the chamber. Only the oldest grave remained untouched.

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Coordinates: 54 ° 57 ′ 44.2 "  N , 8 ° 41 ′ 29.3"  E