Boltersen's giant bed without chamber
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 16 '2 " N , 10 ° 35' 47" E | ||
| place | Boltersen , Lower Saxony , Germany | ||
| Emergence | 3500 to 2800 BC Chr. | ||
The barrow without chamber of Boltersen (also megalithic grave called 47 no.) Is located about 12 kilometers east of Lüneburg in Lower Saxony . It is one of three megalithic complexes on the Uhlenberg, which were in close proximity and deprived of their boulders , one of which has been restored. The megalithic bed was built 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
Before the reconstruction of the chamberless giant bed , the complex was examined archaeologically . In the western part of the long bed, which can be reconstructed on the basis of the footprints of the edging, remains of a wooden chamber and cross-edged arrowheads as well as fragments of an early Neolithic funnel cup were found. The system was expanded into a 30-meter-long giant bed using boulders . Middle Neolithic pottery ( Alttiefstich type ) found next to the long bed indicates the continued existence of activities on the site.
Towards the end of the Neolithic Age , two graves were dug into the hill in the area of the former wooden chamber. Both burials had a flint dagger and pottery as an addition. In the final phase of the Neolithic, known in Denmark as the Dagger Age, there is also a hoard buried between two boulders on the northeast side of the long bed , which consisted of three rock axes and a flint ax .
The approximately 300 graves on the humpback burial ground of Boltersen , whose reference point is the reconstructed large stone grave , belong to the Younger Imperial Era (3rd to 5th centuries AD). A bronze swan brooch was found on the burial ground under unknown circumstances . The cast and re-engraved piece is 6.6 inches long. The design of the piece from the 8th century shows an island British influence and is unique.
Around Boltersen there are remains of the chamberless giant beds of Bavendorf and Horndorf. A burial ground with 45 hills lies in the forest near Rullstorf . An extensive archaeological excavation was carried out on the Kronsberg near Rullstorf in the Lüneburg district from 1979 to 2009. During the excavations, the scientists found a large body and cremation grave field from the late Saxon period (7th-8th centuries), the investigation of which brought informative and interesting findings to light. One of the largest horse grave fields in Germany can be found in Rullstorf, which is also one of the most important sites of its kind in Europe.
See also
literature
- Hans-Jürgen Häßler (Ed.): Prehistory and early history in Lower Saxony . Theiss, Stuttgart 1991 p. 509. ISBN 3-8062-0495-0
- 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. 40.
Individual evidence
- ↑ J. Müller In: Varia neolithica VI 2009 p. 15