Skjerninghøj

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Scheme of passage grave (cross-section) 1 = support 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

The Skjerninghøj (also Skjerningehøj) is north of Faaborg and north of the village Svanninge on the Danish island of Funen . Between 3500 and 2800 BC The megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK), which originated in the 4th century, is one of the best preserved on the island. 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. 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.

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Skjerninghøj is an approximately 3.5 m high oval hill with a diameter of 32 × 27 m without any curbs. The oval northeast-southwest-oriented chamber measures approximately 3.0 × 2.0 m and is 1.5 high. The distance between the upper edge of the bearing stone and the lower edge of the capstone is evened out with plates. The relatively small large stone grave has two cover stones and nine bearing stones. The two at the transition between aisle and chamber are particularly solid. The off-center corridor is in the south. It consisted of four bearing stones found in situ and two cap stones. The missing front part was added so that now six bearing stones limit the access. At the outer end of the corridor, three steps at right angles to the corridor axis lead to the higher level of the hill.

The Skjerninghøj was already examined in 1812. The chamber was discovered years earlier while plowing. The barrow was repaired and in 1885 JE Boesen found a wooden door in front of the locked complex and its fenced hill. Until the beginning of the 20th century, Skjerninghøj was part of Hvidholm Manor. In 1905 the Counts of Bille-Brahe Selby sold the nearby farm to Lars Larsen. The restored over the years at intervals passage grave was worked first in 1910 by Gustav Rosenberg. In 1943, one of the overturned stones at the entrance was erected by Julius Raklev (1878-1960) and a cleanup was carried out.

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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 ° 7 ′ 49.2 "  N , 10 ° 13 ′ 37.6"  E