Great stone graves near Stinstedt

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Great stone graves near Stinstedt
Great stone graves near Stinstedt (Lower Saxony)
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Coordinates 53 ° 40 '6.5 "  N , 8 ° 59' 29.4"  E Coordinates: 53 ° 40 '6.5 "  N , 8 ° 59' 29.4"  E
place Stinstedt , Lower Saxony , Germany
Emergence 3500 to 2800 BC Chr.

The megalithic graves near Stinstedt were eleven megalithic tombs of the Neolithic funnel cup culture near Stinstedt in the district of Cuxhaven ( Lower Saxony ). They were destroyed in the 19th century. A particularly prominent grave was called the "Altar of Odin " and destroyed in 1850. Nine other graves were destroyed by 1861, the last in the following years.

location

According to a report from 1861 and a measurement table sheet signature, the graves were located on a triangular geest northeast of Stinstedt. Grave 1, the "Altar of Odin" was at the highest point, the others around this complex.

description

Grave 1

Grave 1 had a rectangular barn bed in which there was a round burial chamber with a diameter of 13-14 feet (approx. 3.8-4.1 m), which consisted of several wall stones, which were 2-3 feet (approx , 6–0.9 m) protruded from the earth. On top of them rested a single large capstone that was 16 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 2 feet thick. would have. The chamber was a polygonal pole .

Graves 2–11

There are no individual descriptions of the remaining graves. They were all very similar to one another and oriented roughly north-south. Their burial chambers were approximately 12 feet (3.5 m) long and 4 feet (1.2 m) wide inside. The wall stones were 3-4 feet (about 0.9-1.2 m) high and 2-3 feet (about 0.6-0.9 m) thick. Several capstones rested on them, which were 12-14 feet (about 3.5-4.1 m) long and 8-10 feet (about 2.3-2.9 m) thick. The largest stones were located at the northern end of the chambers, and became smaller towards the south. Since the exact number of wall stones and capstones has not been handed down for any of the graves, the exact type of grave cannot be determined with certainty, but due to the dimensions it could only have been extended dolmens or small large dolmens .

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