Passage tomb of Tolarp
The passage grave of Tolarp ( Swedish Tolarps gånggrift ) is located in Snöstorps socken in the municipality of Halmstad and is the largest in southern Halland in Sweden . It originated between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC as 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.
With a length of 6.5 meters and a width of 2.5 meters, the chamber is one of the larger systems of this type. The corridor is 4.5 meters long. There are only six passage graves in Halland, three in the northern and three in the southern part of the province. The shape of the chambers is rectangular, except for Tolarp, where the gable ends formed angles.
Several cover and passage stones are missing from the passage grave. Originally it was completely covered by a hill about 15.0 meters in diameter, but the upper area has been eroded. It was examined by Folke Hansen in 1926 . The dead were apparently brought in in a sitting position, at least the bones piled up in sections indicate this possibility. In addition to broken ceramics, which were also found in front of the complex, jewelry made of amber and a chisel made of flint were found .
See also
literature
- Christopher Tilley: The Dolmens and Passage Graves of Sweden. An Introduction and Guide. Institute of Archeology, University College London, London 1999, ISBN 9780905853369 .
- 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 .
Web links
- Passage grave of Tolarp - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
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Coordinates: 56 ° 41 ′ 22.1 ″ N , 13 ° 0 ′ 10.2 ″ E