Hune bed in the Klecker forest
| Hune bed in the Klecker forest Salon tomb | |||
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 Salon grave in the Klecker forest |
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 20 '43 " N , 9 ° 56' 28" E | ||
| place | Rose garden (Harburg district) , Lower Saxony , Germany | ||
| Emergence | 3500 to 2800 BC Chr. | ||
| Sprockhoff no. | 675 | ||
The Hünenbett im Klecker Wald (also known as the salon grave ) is a large stone grave from the Neolithic Age in the municipality of Rosengarten in the district of Harburg , which is located on the outskirts of the village of Klecken in the Klecker Wald north of the Lüneburg Heath . The place Jesteburg is four kilometers south of the large stone grave. The passage grave with the Sprockhoff number 675 was created 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. It is designated as a natural monument.
description
The restored giant bed made of 76 partially supplemented curb stones is 48 meters long and 6.5 meters wide; the long axis is oriented approximately north / south (i.e. about 17 ° east). Near the northern end, in the center of the enclosure, is the chamber made of granite blocks . Its bearing stones have largely been preserved, while the cap stones (once five) are missing except for one. The guard stones placed at the corners are not original. The Freudenthalweg leads past the salon grave.
The access to the chamber is indicated in the east by a bearing stone and gaps in the border and between the chamber bearing stones.
As well preserved as the giant bed presents itself to the viewer, it has not survived the ages. In 1892 it was restored by the master snowman. Seven surrounding stones were added. At the northeast and southeast corner of the bed he placed two so-called guardian stones . These were originally the capstones of the chamber. The only chamber capstone that exists today fell into the chamber and was put back in 1953.
The excavation by Ferdinand Frohböse at the end of the 19th century resulted in a floor paving in the chamber. Some of the stones were split by fire. No finds were made. There were several stone graves in the area until the 19th century. One knows that it was smashed in 1841/42 to serve as foundation material for the church in Jesteburg. Willi Wegewitz was able to dig up the remains of a passage grave in a round hill near the bed of the giant hills.
The salon grave in the Klecker forest.
The salon grave in the Klecker forest.
The salon grave in the Klecker forest.
In the Middle Ages it was believed that this complex was built by hunks (giants), as it was not possible to explain how such large granite stones could be arranged.
See also
literature
- Ernst Sprockhoff : Atlas of the megalithic tombs of Germany. Part 3: Lower Saxony - Westphalia. Rudolf Habelt Verlag, Bonn 1975, ISBN 3-7749-1326-9 , p. 33.
- Willi Wegewitz : The giant bed in the Klecker forest. In: Guide to Prehistoric and Protohistoric Monuments. Volume 7. Hamburg-Harburg, Sachsenwald, northern Lüneburg Heath. Verlag Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1967, pp. 109–114.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ J. Müller In: Varia neolithica VI 2009 p. 15
- ↑ ND-WL 8, IUCN category III, see list of natural monuments in the Harburg district