Great stone grave Visbeker groom 2

Great stone grave Visbeker groom 2
Visbek groom 2
Coordinates	52 ° 52 '44.4 "  N , 8 ° 15' 56.6"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 52 '44.4 "  N , 8 ° 15' 56.6"  E
region	Lower Saxony , Germany
Emergence	3500-2800 BC Chr.
Sprockhoff no.	935

The large stone grave Visbeker Groom 2 with the Sprockhoff no. 935 was created between 3500 and 2800 BC. And is 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.

The large stone grave is located immediately northwest of the Visbek groom . It is a passage grave in the mound ( tumulus ). The mound is about 17 m in diameter, but the passage grave entirely hidden within is smaller. Only two capstones can be seen protruding from the hill.

See also

• Nordic megalithic architecture
• The facilities are part of the Route of the Megalithic Culture .

literature

• Mamoun Fansa : large stone graves between Weser and Ems. Isensee, Oldenburg 1992, ISBN 3-89442-118-5 , pp. 110-113.
• Ernst Sprockhoff : Atlas of the megalithic tombs Germany. Part 3: Lower Saxony - Westphalia. Habelt, Bonn 1975, ISBN 3-7749-1326-9 , p. 133.

Web links

Commons : Visbeker Bräutigam (935)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Description and picture

Individual evidence

1. ^ Johannes Müller : Neolithic Monuments and Neolithic Societies. In: Hans-Jürgen Beier (Ed.); Working group Neolithic: Varia neolithica. Part VI: Neolithic Monuments and Neolithic Societies: Contributions from the meeting of the Neolithic Working Group during the annual conference of the North-West German Association for Antiquity Research in Schleswig, October 9-10, 2007 (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Volume 56). Beier & Beran, Langenweissbach 2009, ISBN 978-3-941171-28-2 , p. 15.