Royal tomb of Groß Berßen
| Royal tomb of Groß Berßen Groß-Berßen VIII | |||
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 46 '56.1 " N , 7 ° 30' 58.5" E | ||
| place | Sögel , Lower Saxony , Germany | ||
| Emergence | 3500 to 2800 BC Chr. | ||
| Sprockhoff no. | 860 | ||
The royal grave of Groß Berßen , also called Groß-Berßen VIII , is a Neolithic passage grave with the Sprockhoff number. 860. It originated between 3500 and 2800 BC. And is a megalithic system of the 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.
location
The large stone grave is located on a plateau south of Sögel on the road (K138) from Klein Berßen to Hüven, in the Sögel municipality in the Emsland district in Lower Saxony .
description
Of the original 24 supporting stones of the 15 meter long and 1.8 meter wide chamber, 21 are still present. Some of the nine capstones are still in situ , including the middle and largest, a piece of which has broken off. There are two bearing stones and one capstone of the entrance on the south side. Some stones are missing from the border, but more than 30 have survived. The complex, with its oval, east-west-oriented edging measuring 20 × 7.5 meters, stands on a flat hill measuring 24 × 12 meters.
- Royal tomb of Groß Berßen
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In the immediate vicinity is the restored Groß Berßen VII complex (Sprockhoff No. 861), which is often confused with the royal grave.
See also
literature
- Mamoun Fansa : large stone graves between Weser and Ems . Isensee Oldenburg 1992, ISBN 3-89442-118-5 , p. 62.
- Elisabeth Schlicht: The megalithic grave 7 of Groß Berßen, Meppen district: Studies on the ceramics of the funnel cup culture in the area between the Weser and Zuidersee Wachholtz Neumünster 1972
- Ernst Sprockhoff : Atlas of the megalithic tombs of Germany. Part 3: Lower Saxony - Westphalia. Rudolf-Habelt Verlag, Bonn 1975, ISBN 3-7749-1326-9 , pp. 101-103.
Web links
- Description plan and pictures (private site)