Slåenhøj
The Slåenhøj (also Slaaenhøj or Slaaenbjerg of Nyrup called) northwest of Kalundborg between Nyrup and Raklev on the Danish island of Zealand located, is a megalithic in a round hill 15 to 19 meters in diameter. In the southeast of the hill this lies between 3500 and 2800 BC. Chr. Built double passage grave ( Danish Dobbeltjættestue ) of the Funnel Beaker Culture (TBK). 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. Double-passage graves can be found in 57 examples on Zealand. While most of them have common bearing stones on the neighboring narrow sides, the chambers in Slåenhøj (as in some Jutland systems) are separated from each other but closely adjacent, in the same hill. The chambers are oval and oriented northeast-southwest.
Southern chamber
The southern chamber is 3.4 m long and 2.3 m wide. It consists of nine bearing stones. The floor is made of round stones and flint chips. It was strongly colored by scorch marks. A layer of flat stone tiles was laid over this layer. The north-west-south-east oriented central corridor is 4.5 m long, 0.6 m wide and 0.5–0.6 m high. It is formed on both sides by four preserved supporting stones and the remains of two door structures. There is a threshold stone in the corridor blocked with stones .
The finds from the excavation of 1876 include a battle ax, fragments of a second ax and various flint tools of different types, as well as broken pottery.
North chamber
The northern chamber was about 3.8 m long and 2.2 m wide. It was built from eleven bearing stones, only three of which have survived. A falling stone lies on top of two stones. The floor was paved and had a layer of burned flint on which skeletal remains and grave goods were found. These finds were covered with a layer of flat stones.
Only one bearing stone has been preserved of the 4.5 m long corridor that starts in the middle.
The finds from the excavation of 1876 include various flint tools of various types as well as broken ceramics.
A Bronze Age urn was found in the mound .
See also
literature
- Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politikens bog om Danmarks oldtid (= Politikens håndbøger. ) Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8 .
Web links
- Description in the list of the Danish Ministry of Culture
- Description Engl. and pictures
- Description Danish and picture
Coordinates: 55 ° 42 '20.2 " N , 11 ° 1' 48.9" E