Kongehøj (Voldstedlund)

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Kongehøjen from Voldstedlund
Eastern burial chamber entrance area

The Kongehøj ( German  Königshügel ) at Voldstedlund located at the entrance of the eponymous Homestead 3.5 km west of Mariager in Jutland . The name Kongehøjen, which is not uncommon in Denmark, is well chosen for this monument, as it is one of Denmark's best preserved two-chamber long dolmen . These megalithic systems date from the Neolithic Age , around 3500–2800 BC. Chr., And are plants 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 hill is almost 52 m long and 22 m wide. Its 62 kerbstones, which have been completely preserved, are particularly large at the front with up to 3 m. The hill covers two well-preserved polygonal chambers whose very narrow entrances with threshold stones are on the south side. The polygonal chambers are built from large boulders , which are sealed with dry masonry between the supporting stones. Each chamber is covered by a huge rock weighing 10 to 15 tons. The inner chamber height measures 1.9 m or 1.6 m.

The Danish National Museum excavated and restored this monument in 1961. The larger eastern chamber was empty, but the smaller western chamber was untouched. A layer of large stones covered the ground. Amber pearls and arrowheads lay beneath them as remains of grave goods. Above was the partial skeleton of a cow . Presumably it belongs to a sacrifice made during the use phase. Artifacts were also found in the hallway .

The megalithic complexes Jordhøj and Ormehøj are located about 200 m to the west .

  • Kongehøjen

  • Curbs on the south side

  • Eastern chamber entrance

  • Eastern Chamber

  • Narrow entrance to the western chamber

  • Western Chamber

See also

literature

Commons : Kongehøjen ved Voldstedlund  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
  • Peter V. Glob : prehistoric monuments of Denmark. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1968 p. 48
  • Carsten Paludan-Müller: Stenaldergrave omkring Randers - otte Landskaber med Tidsdybde In: Årbog 1996 Kulturhistorisk Museum Randers p. 44 ff ISBN 87-88732-09-6

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Langdysser is the name commonly used in Denmark for dolmens that lie in a rectangular or trapezoidal barn, in contrast to round dolmens or round dyssers are those dolmens that lie in a round hill
  2. ^ 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: 56 ° 38 ′ 11.1 ″  N , 9 ° 55 ′ 19.1 ″  E