Karlsteine
| Karlsteine Schluppstein | |||
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 Karlsteine in Hone |
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 19 '1 " N , 8 ° 2' 17.2" E | ||
| place | Haste , Lower Saxony , Germany | ||
| Emergence | 3500 to 2800 BC Chr. | ||
| Sprockhoff no. | 909 | ||
The Karl stones (also Bow stone called) are in Osnabruck located neolithic passage grave with the Sprockhoff no. 909. It originated between 3500 and 2800 BC. And is 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.
location
The Karlsteine are located on a small hill, the Hone (grove), in the Osnabrück district of Haste and date from the Middle Neolithic (3500–2800 BC).
investment
The system consists of slabs of Piesberg sandstone , a conglomerate that also occurs in a nearby quarry. It has only one chamber, of which all 13 bearing stones and four cap stones are present. The capstones are not in situ . In the vicinity of the complex are smaller stones that have probably fallen from the masonry between . The floor plan of the chamber is slightly trapezoidal . The length is 8.5 meters and the width 3 meters in the east and 2.3 meters in the west.
Surname
The Karlsteine got their name according to a legend: after the Saxon leader Widukind demanded a divine sign, Charlemagne is said to have smashed the capstone, a mighty stone slab, with a whip.
Cross in the hone
A little below the Karlsteine is the “Kreuz im Hone” (coordinates) , which is supposed to commemorate the first mass that was read in this area. The cross is also called "Teggenbökenkreuz" because it is surrounded by ten beeches. In ancient times there were said to have been seven beeches that were supposed to keep the memory of seven brothers serving in the emperor's army alive. Today there are only three beeches left.
See also
- Nordic megalithic architecture
- The complex is on the street of the megalithic culture .
literature
- Ute Bartelt : Own construction method - large stone graves in western Lower Saxony. In: Archeology in Germany. Volume 4/2009, pp. 26-29 ( online ).
- Anette Bußmann : Stone Age witnesses. Travel to the prehistory of northwest Germany. Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-89995-619-1 , pp. 42-44.
- Mamoun Fansa : large stone graves between Weser and Ems. Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 1992, ISBN 3-89442-118-5 , pp. 31-32.
- Ernst Sprockhoff : Atlas of the megalithic tombs Germany. Part 3: Lower Saxony - Westphalia. Rudolf Habelt Verlag, Bonn 1975, ISBN 3-7749-1326-9 , p. 123.
Web links
- Karlsteine at stonepages.de
- The Karlsteine - a fabulous grave at ndr.de from August 20, 2015
- The Great Karlsteine on Grosssteingraeber.de
- The Little Karlsteine on Grosssteingraeber.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ J. Müller In: Varia neolithica VI 2009 p. 15
- ↑ Description of the cross