Passage grave of Uggerslev Mark

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View of the Madsen tomb
Floor plan and cross section of the Madsen grave

The passage grave of Uggerslev Mark in the old Harde Skam Herred on Funen in Denmark was examined in 1892 by Andreas Peter Madsen (1822–1911). The passage grave ( Danish Jættestue ) is in the Nordfyns municipality in the region of Syddanmark .

The inside about eight meters long and 2.3 m wide, almost exactly rectangular and 1.5 m high, is one of the earliest investigated structures in Denmark. It is a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK) and originated in the Neolithic between 3500 and 2800 BC. The passage grave is a type of Neolithic megalithic system, 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

It consisted of 16 supporting stones, six each on the long sides and two each on the short sides. Three of these stones were missing. Of the previous six or seven cap stones, three were still there. One lay down, two fell into the room. From the corridor there were four stones left from four pairs, four stones were missing. A capstone of the corridor lay on two bearing stones of the chamber and a corridor stone at the transition between chamber and corridor. A possible locking stone was found in the passage.

In the earth-filled chamber and in the passage area, apart from subsequent burials (e.g. in urns ), skeletal parts of around 100 people, including 30 complete skulls, and thus the largest number in a Nordic passage grave, were found.

See also

literature

  • Karsten Kjer Michaelson: Fortidsminder på Fyn. Fantasiens trædesten. Odense Bys Museer, Odense 2003, ISBN 87-7838-853-8 , p. 87.

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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