Loddenhøj

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Sketch of a double-aisle grave - right

Loddenhøj (also called Laadden- or Nordenhøj), which was restored in 1993, is a double- aisle grave ( Danish dobbeltjættestue ) north of Rørby in the Kalundborg region on Zealand in Denmark . 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. 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.

The approximately 1.8 m high hill has two relatively well-preserved chambers. Their passage openings point to the south. The eastern chamber has four bearing stones and two cap stones in the corridor and renewed intermediate masonry . The stones at the transition to the chamber wearing a in situ situated fall . Eight bearing stones but no cap stones of the chamber have been preserved.

The western chamber has five bearing stones and two cap stones in the corridor, the lintel to the chamber is missing. Six bearing stones, but no cap stones, have been preserved near the chamber.

The Hyldedysse of Rørby is only a little south.

See also

literature

  • Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid . 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 , p. 298

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The name occurs on Funen and in Jutland (twice).
  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: 55 ° 39 ′ 9.1 ″  N , 11 ° 10 ′ 12.1 ″  E