Passage grave of Stenseby

The passage grave of Stenseby (also Stenseby Bønnestenene Jættestue. 2; called Steensbygaarde, Ndr Stensebygård or Bonnestenene, Steensby) is Bodilsker on the Danish island of Bornholm and is a large stone grave the Beaker culture (TBK), which in Neolithikum v 3500-2800. BC originated. 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. 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.

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

description

JA Jørgensen from Ibsker near Svaneke was very active as an amateur archaeologist. Numerous archaeological sites were examined and described by the Bornholm teacher in the late 19th century. In 1882 he examined the passage grave of Stenseby south of Bodilsker and of Stensebyvejen in the south of the island. The excavation of the megalithic complex produced a wealth of finds. Not far from Stenseby, Jørgensen had examined the passage grave Bønnestenen six months earlier . The region of the two passage graves is fairly flat and without rocks or stones. It got the name Stens (e) by (Steinort) only from the stones of the two plants.

The rectangular system by Stenseby is built almost mirror-inverted. It had four bearing stones on the long sides and two on the narrow sides (one was replaced). The short corridor, of which most of the inwardly inclined bearing stones have been preserved, starts in the middle.

Finds

In his detailed excavation report, Jørgensen has summarized the two passage graves Stenseby and Bønnestenen. He reports that in the corridor of Stenseby some amber pearls, flint, shards and clay spoons but no bones were found. A few hundred pearls were found in the lower layers of the burial chamber . Most broke on touch. About a dozen flint tools , the largest of which were two inches long, and flint arrowheads were found. A sandstone or green stone ax was found inside the chamber near the entrance . Jørgensen found burned bones in one of the corners.

literature

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

Web links

Individual evidence

^ 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.
↑ AP Madsens made a watercolor of the Bønnestenen in 1885, which is kept in the National Museum.

55.0403 15.0548Coordinates: 55 ° 2 ′ 25.1 ″ N , 15 ° 3 ′ 17.3 ″ E

[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.

[2] AP Madsens made a watercolor of the Bønnestenen in 1885, which is kept in the National Museum.