Lundesten (Bornholm)

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Passage grave Lundestenen

Lundesten , (also called Tornegård) about one kilometer east of Nylars , is Bornholm 's largest and best-preserved passage grave . It is one of 14 largely preserved passage graves on the island. The complex was built between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC as large stone graves 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.

Scheme passage grave 1 = bearing stone, 2 = cap stone,
3 = mound, 4 = seal, 5 = wedge stones , 6 = access,
7 = threshold stone . 8 = floor slabs, 9 = sub-floor depots, 10 = intermediate masonry 11 = curb stones

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 weakly trapezoidal chamber consists of 14 supporting stones and four cap stones. Eight (probably all) bearing stones, a capstone and a locking stop have been preserved from the corridor. Lundesten has been a listed building since 1884 and was restored in 1939. On this occasion two clay pots were found on the north side of the chamber , one of which was beautifully decorated. On the floor of the chamber amidst the skeletal remains, more than 100 mostly fragmentary amber beads in the shape of axes and clubs as well as five tongued arrows and 24 knives and wedges made of flint were found. The builders of the facility were members of the funnel beaker culture , the finds could go into the last phase, i.e. around 3000 to 2800 BC. BC, to be dated.

Since earlier burials are said to have been cleared out, grave goods were also found at the entrance to Lundesten. Some of these shards could be traced back to the dagger period , which ran from 2400 to 1700 BC. Took to be dated. On all deck stones and on the inside of the supporting stone on the western end of the chamber was found bowls . The clay vessels of the passage grave are exhibited in Bornholm's cultural history museum.

Lundesten is also the name of a large boulder on Lolland .

See also

literature

  • Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid . 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 p. 340
  • Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politikens bog om Danmarks oldtid (= Politikens håndbøger. ). Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8 p. 228

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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 ° 3 ′ 44.3 "  N , 14 ° 48 ′ 49.7"  E