Rynkebjerg
On Rynkebjerg , a north-south running road, one kilometer south of Ørslev south of the Danish island of Seeland a lie Langdysse and a passage grave chamber adjacent to the road. The place is also called "Rynkebjerg kirkegård". The megalithic systems of the funnel beaker culture (TBK) originated between 3500 and 2800 BC. The passage grave is a type of Neolithic megalithic system, 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.
The Langdysse
The rectangular long hill of about 34.0 × 8.0 m with an almost intact curb made of 38 large stones is oriented southwest-northeast. There are 18 curb stones on the northern long side and 21 on the southern side. Four stones form the western and two the eastern end. The hill, which is only 0.8 m high, was excavated before 1867. In the long hill are the remains of three open dolmens .
- About 11 m from the eastern end there is a rectangular chamber of the early type, parallel to the hill. Three of the bearing stones have been preserved.
- Another chamber, of which only a bearing stone and a large unrolled capstone can be seen, is 10 m further.
- Finally, at the eastern end there is a group of five displaced, partially blown stones.
Unlike the passage grave to the northeast, the long dolmen has never been archaeologically examined and therefore no finds from the chambers are known.
The passage grave
Most of the curbs around the round hill have long been removed and may have been used in the construction of Ørslev Church. Five bearing stones and a capstone have been preserved from the chamber, on which, similar to the Sømarkedyssen , a total of 82 bowls have been picked, which were probably made in the Bronze Age .
The access to the chamber was carried out through a gap between the eastern sidestones, probably joined to a passage leading to the hill edge. The hill, which is only a meter high outside the chamber, was originally much larger and higher than it is today. The spaces between the supporting stones were filled with intermediate masonry, remains of which can still be seen in the south of the chamber.
The passage grave was excavated and restored in 1931 by Gustav AT Rosenberg (1872–1940). On the floor of the chamber he found an untouched layer about 8 inches thick that contained animal and human bones - including a skull and long bones. In addition, nine polished found Axes , 5 haircuts , 3 chisels and 3 across edged arrowheads from flint . All the flint tools were used. At the same time he found shattered ceramic vessels that ended up in the chamber as grave goods . In total there were fragments of 12 different vessels in the typical richly decorated style of the TBK.
See also
literature
- Karsten Kjer Michaelson: Fortidsminder på Fyn. Fantasiens trædesten. Odense Bys Museer, Odense 2003, ISBN 87-7838-853-8 p. 203
- Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid . 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 , p. 309
Individual evidence
- ↑ Langdysse is the name commonly used in Denmark for dolmens that lie in a rectangular or trapezoidal barn, in contrast to round dolmens or round dysers are those dolmens that lie in a round hill
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Coordinates: 55 ° 2 ′ 5.2 ″ N , 11 ° 58 ′ 15.7 ″ E