Runddysse from Aasholm
The Runddysse of Aasholm is located on the Dysseholm road, south of Holmevej, east of Gundsømagle near Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand . The dolmen was built between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC as a large stone grave of the funnel cup culture (TBK).
The oval mound measures approximately 12.0 × 8.0 m and is approximately 70 cm high. The hill is on flat terrain near the marshy Værebro river valley. The top stone of the dolmen in the middle protrudes about 70 cm from the ground. It is a primeval dolmen with three carrying stones and a capstone with a bowl ( Skåltegn in Danish ). 16 curbs are visible. The owner of the nearby farm burned a pile of wood, and two curbs were damaged by flaking.
See also
literature
- Peter V. Glob : prehistoric monuments of Denmark. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1968.
- Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Runddolmen (Danish: Runddysse) is the name commonly used in Denmark for dolmens that are located in a round hill. In contrast, dolmens lying in a rectangular mound bed are called long dolmens
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Coordinates: 55 ° 44 ′ 25.8 " N , 12 ° 11 ′ 7.2" E