Langdysse from Vielsted
The Langdysse von Vielsted (also called Langdysse ved Gyrstinge Sø in Danish , although the lake is further east) is located south of Vielsted , on the west side of the Nyrupvej and is an easily accessible and well-preserved Langdysse from the Neolithic Age . The megalithic complex was built by the people of the Funnel Beaker Culture (TBK) between 3500 and 2800 BC. Built on the Danish island of Zealand . In the middle of the field, 500 m to the east, lies the Runddysse von Vielsted with limited access.
The north-south oriented megalithic bed contains two dolmens that were originally covered by the mound of earth that was once framed by large curbs. The long dolmen is well preserved because it was in the garden of a house that has since been demolished, where it was protected early on by a voluntary agreement.
The chambers
The northern dolmen is a transverse lying with the chamber, a threshold stone and preserved parts of the corridor (without the cap stones) on the west side.
The southern dolmen, in contrast, has an atypical corridor orientation in the longitudinal direction of the megalithic bed to the north (which is rare). The explanation, which is not entirely satisfactory, could be that an original round hill, with only one chamber (southern chamber), was later expanded to include the northern chamber and transformed into a barren bed. It is left to a future archaeological investigation whether the conversion thesis applies.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Langdysse is the name commonly used in Denmark for dolmens that lie in a barren bed . In contrast, dolmens in a round hill are called round dysse
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