Megalithic systems from Espel
The megalithic complexes of Espel (referred to as Espel I and II) are located in the municipality of Recke , in the Steinfurt district in North Rhine-Westphalia and probably belong to the developed phase of the western group of the funnel cup 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.
Only ceramic shards are evidence of the completely disappeared Espel II complex .
Espel 1
At the time of the excavation in 1969, only about half of the base area of Espel I was preserved, but it was also permanently disturbed . Although none of the stones were found in situ, the findings made it possible to reconstruct a passage grave of the Emsland Chamber type . The system had a clear length of at least 16 m, with a width between 2 and 2.5 m. The building material consisted of boulders made of granite and red sandstone, which is located nearby. Sandstone slabs were used as paving stones and as foundations for the bearing stones . The outline of the chamber could be demonstrated on a wall moat. The elongated oval border of the hill by a fragmentary moat.
The contents of the chamber were so disturbed that the connections could no longer be recognized. Of the more than 350 broken vessels, 222 have been largely reconstructed. These are shoulder vessels and bowls of various shapes, funnel cups, and thick-walled vessels. The pottery is spread over several levels of the chronology systems by Bakker and von Knöll and extends over a period from around 2450 to 2400 BC. Chr. (Uncalibrated).
The rest of the find material consists of disc-shaped amber beads , the fragment of a flint ax , the remainder of a spirally rolled copper tube and 44 cross-edged arrowheads .
Espel 2
See also
literature
- Martina Viets: The megalithic grave Espel I Recke community, Steinfurt district In: Bodenaltertümer Westfalens 29 Aschendorff 1993 ISBN 3-402-05148-6
Individual evidence
- ↑ J. Müller In: Varia neolithica VI 2009 p. 15
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