Hallebrøndshøj
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The Hallebrøndshøj (also Grisby Hallebrøndshøj) is a passage grave in a round hill, located west of Grisby at Svaneke on the Danish island of Bornholm . The builders of the between 3500 and 2800 BC The facilities dated to the 3rd century BC were members of the Neolithic Funnel Beaker Culture (TBK). The passage grave is a form of Neolithic megalithic systems , which consists of a chamber and a structurally separated, lateral passage. This form is primarily found in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, as well as occasionally in France and the Netherlands.
description
Hallebrøndshøj has a diameter of about 15 m. The slightly trapezoidal corridor (otherwise the trapezoidal orientation is found in the chamber; across the corridor) consists of eleven supporting stones and formerly had three cap stones, one of which was preserved in situ and another that fell into the chamber. The north-south oriented chamber is about 4.2 m long, 1.8 m wide and 1.7 m high. Over the short corridor to the east with five preserved supporting stones lies a single oversized capstone with a few bowls .
Dig
Hallebrøndshøj is one of many examples of private megalithic excavations that took place in Denmark in the 19th century. Such research is illegal today, when it was the rule rather than the exception. In the case of Hallebrøndshøj, it was the teacher JA Jorgensen, a knowledgeable person who led the excavation in the 1880s and gave a very detailed report.
Finds
The facility had already been examined in the early 1820s. The finds were presented to the Oldsag Commission, which was headed by Christian Jürgensen Thomsen during these years . Among the objects were fragments of amber beads and objects made of flint . Jorgensen's assumption that not all objects were found was quickly confirmed. She found fragments of probably around 200 amber beads, some of which were double-ax-shaped ( Danish Dobbeltøkseformet ravøkse ). In addition to amber beads, she found several flint axes, a slate pendant and several vessels. The largest was a hanging pot, identified by the holes on the top. The fragments of an ornate pottery were also recovered.
There were no unburned bones in the facility; instead, a small amount of corpse burn was discovered. This is where Hallebrøndshøj differs from other contemporary systems. Even today, there are regularly remains in the complexes that do not fit into the Neolithic and go back to subsequent burials from the Bronze Age .
One of the discoveries that is certainly not old is some coins that were found in the mound in the 1820s. The six German coins from the Middle Ages - also from Würzburg - ended up in the National Museum. Hallebrøndshøj was restored in 1891 and 1994.
In archaeological circles, the area around Hallebrøndshøj is known in a completely different context. In the first centuries after Christ, the region was the location of a supraregional center of power and trade, which is marked by the Guldgubber from the Muld variety , which were found just a stone's throw from Hallebrøndshøj. The goldsmith's work dates from the Iron Age
About five kilometers away is the passage grave Sillehøj .
See also
literature
- Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid . 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 , p. 335
- Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politikens bog om Danmarks oldtid (= Politikens håndbøger. ). Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The distribution area of this pearl shape is limited to the northern group and the eastern part of the western group of the TBK with a focus on North Jutland and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where they mainly come from megalithic graves
Web links
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Coordinates: 55 ° 7 ′ 26 ″ N , 15 ° 7 ′ 34 ″ E