Hyldedysse from Gadstrup

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The Hyldedysse of Gadstrup (also Hylledysse or Skelbæk Hylledysse) near Roskilde is a polygonal dolmen , which is characterized by its large capstone characteristic of the type. The dolmen was excavated in 1823, 114 years before the monuments were put under protection in Denmark. The megalithic complex is located on a weak slope about 150 m west of Tune airfield and about 400 m from Skaelbæk. It originated 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

The complex consists of a rather rare octagonal chamber with seven bearing stones and an access gap in which a half-height threshold stone stands, and the 2.3 m capstone. There are remains of dry masonry between the supporting stones. The chamber floor made of pebbles is covered with clay screed .

Originally, the dolmen was located in a round hill, the curbs of which were almost completely removed, leaving only the chamber behind. During a restoration in 1916, only a small number of flint tools were found alongside scattered shards and bone fragments.

A passage grave of the same name is in Rørby near Kalundborg .

See also

literature

  • Peter V. Glob : prehistoric monuments of Denmark. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1968.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johannes Müller : Neolithic Monuments and Neolithic Societies. In: Hans-Jürgen Beier , Erich Claßen, Thomas Doppler, Britta Ramminger (eds.): Varia neolithica VI. Neolithic Monuments and Neolithic Societies. Contributions from the meeting of the Neolithic Working Group during the annual meeting of the North-West German Association for Ancient Research in Schleswig, 9. – 10. October 2007 (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 56). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2009, ISBN 978-3-941171-28-2 , pp. 7-16, here p. 15.

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Coordinates: 55 ° 34 ′ 50.5 ″  N , 12 ° 7 ′ 4.3 ″  E