Large stone grave Havängsdösen
The large stone grave Havängsdösen is a dolmen ( Swedish dös ). It is located near Ravlunda, directly on the beach of the Baltic Sea in the Swedish province of Skåne län and is one of over 50 dolmens in Skåne . It originated between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC as a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK). 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.
description
The approximately 5000 year old dolmen from the Neolithic Age was exposed during a violent storm at the beginning of the 19th century. It is surrounded by a rectangular set of stones ( giant bed ) made of 16 stones , which are widely spaced and between 0.6 and 2.0 m high and approximately 60 m² in size. The small chamber is only 1.65 m long and 0.5 m wide. A capstone measuring 2.7 × 2.0 m covers the chamber, which is open to the east.
During the excavations in 1869, skeletal remains and a flint ax of the TBK were found.
See also
literature
- Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid . Copenhagen 2002 ISBN 87-567-6458-8 , p. 248
- Märta Strömberg : The megalithic tombs of Hagestad. On the problem of grave structures and grave rites . Acta Archaeologica Lundensia Volume 8. Bonn and Lund 1971.
Web links
- Large stone grave Havängsdösen - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
- Description + picture
Individual evidence
- ↑ J. Müller In: Varia neolithica VI 2009 p. 15
Coordinates: 55 ° 43 ′ 34.1 " N , 14 ° 11 ′ 40.2" E