Passage grave of Mejls

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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

The small passage grave of Mejls is located immediately north of Varde in West Jutland in Denmark . It is one of the few remaining large stone graves in this area and was examined in 1901 by Gustav V. Blom (1853–1942). The passage grave ( Danish Jættestue ) was built between 3500 and 2800 BC. Built during the Neolithic Age and belongs to the Nordic megalithic systems 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. 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.

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The megalithic complex at Mejls, which lies on a natural ridge in the landscape, was removed layer by layer and photographed. This study became one of the best-documented archaeological studies of passage graves in the early 20th century. However, Blom's investigation method was quite destructive, as the photos show, because small finds and grave goods were not taken into account. In 1943, Julius Raklev, who restored several structures, went to Mejls to restore the passage grave, which is very off-center in the hill. He found eight bearing stones, both cap stones, a threshold stone, some curb stones of the round hill and two unusually long bearing stones as well as the cap stones of the corridor coming from the east . Before the restoration, they collapsed and were put in their original place, so that the passage grave appears today as it was built over 5000 years ago.

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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.

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Coordinates: 55 ° 41 ′ 16.9 ″  N , 8 ° 29 ′ 57.5 ″  E