Møllehøj in Hornsherred
The Møllehøj in Hornsherred (also Åhuse Jættestue , Mølledys or Troldegårdene called) is the Kyndelløse Mark, west of Hyllinge Kirke in Hornsherred on the Danish island of Zealand and is a double gang grave , ( Danish dobbeltjættestue ). The megalithic system of the Funnel Beaker Culture (TBK) was created according to C14 dating in the Neolithic around 3500 BC. Chr. And 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. Møllehøj was something special when it was excavated by Knud Thorvildsen (1907–1987) in 1938, as its chambers had been untouched since prehistoric times. 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.
It must not be confused with:
- the Møllehøj in the community Skanderborg in Eastern Jutland , the m with the highest elevation 170.86 Denmark is
- the Møllehøjen at Jyllinge and many
- other megalithic sites (e.g. Møllehøj near Frederikssund) or burial mounds with this name such as the one near Strandby on Langeland .
description
The two oval, earth-filled passage burial chambers in Møllehøj ( German mill hill ) share a short dividing stone . There was only room for a single person below the capstones. During the excavation it was therefore decided that one person should crawl into each plant to shovel the earth as best they could. The floor of both facilities was filled with human skeletons and fragments of the same vessel were found scattered over the chamber and corridor . A lot of additions were found during the excavations. These included several axes and knives made of flint , jewelery made of ivory , face urns ( Ansigtskar in Danish ) and bones, as well as several amber beads .
See also
literature
- Knud Thorvildsen: Dobbeltjættestuen on Kyndeløse Mark. In: Fra Nationalmuseets Arbejdsmark. 1939, ISSN 0084-9308 , pp. 19-28.
- Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid . 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 , p. 300
Individual evidence
- ^ 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.
Web links
- Description (Danish) and pictures
- Ground plan of Møllehøj from Kyndeløse
- Face urns
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- Description (Danish) and pictures
- The 2007 restoration in Danish. and pictures
- Description and pictures
- Description (Danish) and pictures
Coordinates: 55 ° 42 ′ 12.2 " N , 11 ° 51 ′ 17.8" E