Helmich stones
| Helmich stones Hellmichsteine, Gevasteins | |||
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 View of the stones from the west |
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 19 '54.4 " N , 8 ° 4' 14.6" E | ||
| place | Rulle , Lower Saxony , Germany | ||
| Emergence | 3500 to 2800 BC Chr. | ||
| Sprockhoff no. | 908 | ||
The Helmichsteine (also Hellmichsteine or Gevasteine ) are a large stone grave of the funnel cup culture (TBK) in Rulle , a district of the municipality of Wallenhorst (in the district of Osnabrück ) in Lower Saxony . The grave complex is protected as a cultural monument. The megalithic complex from the Neolithic was created by the funnel beaker culture (TBK) between 3500 and 2800 BC. Built in BC. 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.
location
The Helmichsteine are located east of the center of Rulle on the edge of the residential area Ruller Esch south of the street "Im Esch " and southeast of the Belm district of Icker.
Origin of name
The large stone grave is named after the former owner of the site, the "Colon (s) Helmich zu Rulle".
history
The Helmichsteine are a grave complex from the Neolithic Age , which is characterized by sedentariness and productive economy. The Helmich stones date from between 3,500 and 2,800 BC. The passage grave , which was originally covered by earth, consisted of a burial chamber and a short entrance. The boulders that make up the walls and ceiling were broken out of the Scandinavian mountains during the glaciation of the Ice Age and transported to northern Germany.
investment
To represent the original size of the complex, hedges were planted and steel arches were placed. The Helmich stones are laid out in an east-west direction; the ground level system was about 14 to 15 meters long and about 1.8 meters wide. The oval hill was bordered by smaller boulders. The large stone grave was used for collective burials . The facility was damaged over the centuries, especially in the 19th century. A capstone was drilled through and broke into three parts.
Since 2000, the Helmich stones have been researched by Osnabrück city and district archeology. It turned out that the system originally consisted of seven yokes , each formed by two bearing stones and a capstone. The entrance was in the south. During the excavation, ceramic shards from funnel beakers and a flat hatchet made of flint were discovered as grave goods.
View from the southeast towards Stadtweg
View from the northwest
View from the northeast towards Stadtweg
Broken capstone, steel arches in the background
legend
A legend of the Osnabrück region brings the grave in connection with Geva, the wife of the Saxon Duke Widukind (also Wittekind ). She is said to have been buried here. However, the tomb was built around 3,500 years before the time of the Saxon Duke and his wife. The Wittekindsburg , an early medieval fortification, is located about one kilometer southeast of the Helmichsteine in Rulle . Although this dates from around the time of the Saxon Wars , a direct connection to Widukind has not been proven here either.
See also
- Nordic megalithic architecture
- The complex is on the street of the megalithic culture
literature
- Anette Bußmann : Stone Age witnesses. Travel to the prehistory of northwest Germany. Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-89995-619-1 , pp. 40-41.
- Ernst Sprockhoff : Atlas of the megalithic tombs Germany. Part 3: Lower Saxony - Westphalia. Rudolf Habelt Verlag, Bonn 1975, ISBN 3-7749-1326-9 , p. 122.
Web links
- The Helmich stones on the Rulle.de page
- Helmichsteine on the side of Thomas Witzke
- The Helmich stones on Stonepages.de
- The Helmich stones on Osnabrück.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ J. Müller In: Varia neolithica VI 2009 p. 15
- ↑ Origin of the name of the stones
- ↑ hal: Ruller history 5500 years ago In: Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung , edition of April 14, 2005