Passage grave from Nørre Hvalsø
The passage grave of Nørre Hvalsø ( Danish Nørre Hvalsø Jættestue ) is located in the north-west of Kirke Hvalsø on the Danish island of Zealand .
In 1932 restored passage grave is a small double passage grave ( Danish Dobbelt- or Tvillingejættestue ) in a hill radical. It originated in the Neolithic between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC as a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK): The passage grave is a type of Neolithic megalithic system, which consists of a chamber and a lateral passage.
57 double-aisle graves, in which two chambers mostly have common bearing stones on their neighboring narrow sides, can be found on Zealand. The northern chamber of about 2.5 × 2.0 m has eight bearing stones and a non-existent capstone. The corridor consists of six bearing stones. From the southern chamber, three stones of the chamber and a corridor made of five pairs of stones and a cap stone have been preserved.
The megalitic grave of Kirke-Hvalsø and the Runddysse of Smidstrup are nearby .
See also
literature
- Karsten Kjer Michaelson: Fortidsminder på Fyn. Fantasiens trædesten. Odense Bys Museer, Odense 2003, ISBN 87-7838-853-8 , p. 87.
- 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: 55 ° 35 '54.4 " N , 11 ° 51' 3.8" E