Zaalhof large stone grave
| Zaalhof large stone grave Hunebed D44a | |||
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 46 '51.4 " N , 6 ° 53' 50.9" E | ||
| place | Emmen , Drenthe , Netherlands | ||
| Emergence | 3470 to 2760 BC Chr. | ||
| van Giffen no. | D44a | ||
The large stone grave Zaalhof was a megalithic grave complex of the Neolithic western group of the funnel cup culture in Emmen in the Dutch province of Drenthe . His remains were examined in 1846. The site was built over in the early 20th century. The grave bears the van Giffen number D44a.
location
The grave was at the Zaalhof (or Saalhof), which no longer exists today. The area was largely undeveloped until the 19th century and is now located between Kerkhoflaan, Wilhelminastraat, Julianastraat and Molenstraat. There are numerous large stone graves still in existence in the vicinity: West-northwest is the large stone grave Westenesch (D44), north - northwest the large stone grave Emmen-Schimmeres (D43) and north-northeast the large stone grave Emmerdennen (D45).
Research history
The facility was first mentioned in 1660 by Johan Picardt , who did not recognize it as a grave, but only described it as "some large marked boulders". Caspar Reuvens made a drawing in 1833. Leonhardt Johannes Friedrich Janssen carried out an excavation in 1846.
description
The plant was largely destroyed during the investigations in the 19th century. Reuvens found only two wall stones, one of which had a series of blast holes. Janssen's investigation revealed that the burial chamber had a length of about 5.5 m and a width of about 2 m.
Finds
During his investigation Janssen was able to recover some fragments from ceramic vessels from the funnel beaker culture.
literature
- Jan Albert Bakker : A list of the extant and formerly present hunebedden in the Netherlands. In: Palaeohistoria. Volume 30, 1988, pp. 63-72 ( online ).
- Jan Albert Bakker: The Dutch Hunebedden. Megalithic Tombs of the Funnel Beaker Culture. International Monographs in Prehistory, Ann Arbor 1992, ISBN 1-87962-102-9 .
- Jan Albert Bakker: Megalithic Research in the Netherlands, 1547-1911. From 'Giant's Beds' and 'Pillars of Hercules' to accurate investigations. Sidestone Press, Leiden 2010, ISBN 9789088900341 , p. 222 ( online version ).
- Albert Egges van Giffen : De Hunebedden in Nederland , 3 volumes. Oosthoek, Utrecht 1925.
- Evert van Ginkel , Sake Jager, Wijnand van der Sanden: Hunebedden. Monuments van een steentijdcultuur. Uniepers, Abcoude 1999, ISBN 978-9068252026 , p. 198.
- Leonhardt Johannes Friedrich Janssen : Drentsche Outheden. Kemink en Zoon, Utrecht 1848 ( online ).
Web links
- hunebeddeninfo.nl: D44a / Emmen (Zaalhof) gemeente Emmen
Individual evidence
- ^ Anna L. Brindley : The typochronology of TRB West Group pottery. In: Palaeohistoria. Volume 28, 1986, pp. 93-132 ( online ). Annual figures corrected according to Moritz Mennenga : Between Elbe and Ems. The settlements of the funnel beaker culture in northwest Germany (= early monumentality and social differentiation. Volume 13). Habelt, Bonn 2017, ISBN 978-3-7749-4118-2 , p. 93 ( online ).
- ↑ Historically Emmen: Saalhof