Passage grave of Slemming

This is a duplicate of Neder Slemminge Mark - Hjart ( discussion ) 08:05, May 13, 2020 (CEST)

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 passage grave of Slemming (also called Neder Slemming I ) is located on Krogvad, behind a farm, northeast of Ginnerup in Djursland in Denmark . It was first examined and excavated between 1866 and 1867 by Lieutenant J. Jensen from Grenaa . The passage grave ( Danish: Jættestue ) 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 megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK) was created between 3500 and 2800 BC. Chr.

The approximately oval chamber of the passage grave is 5.5 m long, up to 2.25 m wide and about 1.75 m high. The corridor is in the middle of the eastern long side and is 1.4 m long and 0.8 to 1.0 m wide. The chamber consists of eleven bearing stones and three cap stones. Only the western and northern parts of the original mound were initially preserved. In 1986 a restoration took place.

See also

• Nordic megalithic architecture
• Great stone graves in Denmark

literature

• Jakob Vedsted: Fortidsminder og Kulturlandskab. En kildekritisk analysis af tragtbaegerkulturens found material from Norddjursland. Forlaget Skippershoved, Ebeltoft 1986, ISBN 87-981329-5-4 .

Web links

• Description Danish and map

Coordinates: 56 ° 25 ′ 42.5 ″  N , 10 ° 46 ′ 24.5 ″  E