Snar rings

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Coordinates: 55 ° 25 ′ 15.8 ″  N , 13 ° 4 ′ 19.6 ″  E

Snar rings
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
Schematic sketch of the double passage grave on the right

Snarringe (also called Hammarlöv 1a and 1b) is one of only three double- passage graves ( Swedish Dubbelgånggrifter ) in Sweden , all of which are in Skåne (the others are Stenhögen and Stora Kungsdösen ). The passage grave is located about 800 m northeast of the village of Skegrie ( Trelleborg municipality ). The passage grave was created between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC as a megalithic system 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.

It is a rare but special form of passage grave known in 57 specimens , especially on Zealand and North Jutland in Denmark . It was created as a megalithic system of the funnel beaker 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.

description

Snarring has two chambers built about a meter apart in the same long hill (quite short for passage graves), each of which originally had a side entrance. The northern chamber with a base area of ​​3.0 m × 2.2 m is 1.7 m high and has a corridor about two meters long, which unusually starts in the northeast. The southern chamber of about 2.0 m × 2.0 m is 1.5 m high. The corridor of the southern chamber has been removed. Both chambers have two cap stones on which there are hundreds of bowls .

Finds that were made in the middle of the 19th century date the establishment of the TBK between 3500 and 2800 BC. A skeleton, ax, human bone fragments and shards were found in the northern chamber; the southern chamber contained bone fragments, an amber bead , flint blades , a grindstone, shards and a Middle Neolithic pot.

Nearby are the Skegriedösen and the cemetery of Döserygg .

See also

literature

  • Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid. Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8 , p. 253 ( Politikens håndbøger ).

Web links

Commons : Snarrings  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ J. Müller In: Varia neolithica VI 2009 p. 15