Stone box from Skogsbo

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Stone box from Skogsbo

The stone box of Skogsbo (also called Norra-Säm or Skosgås; Swedish Skogsbo hällkista ) is located south of Herrljunga , between Eriksberg and Norra Säm in Västergötland in Sweden . It was discovered in 1910 by the farmer Johan Andersson, who wanted to clear away a 15 x 10 m heap of stones. The stone box was examined by Sune Lindqvist (1887–1976) in 1913 .

description

Skogsbo is one of the few halfway intact stone boxes from the late Swedish Neolithic Age (2300–1800 BC), during which the great stone boxes of Sweden were made. The three-part stone box is 9.3 m long and 1.6 m wide inside and is completely covered by an oval hill. It consists of a more disturbed, probably antenna-like area , an antechamber and a main chamber. About 20 lateral bearing stones, 12 partly split or relocated ceiling stones, four zone dividing stones and one end stone have been preserved.

Soul hole

The access to the main chamber is formed by a soul hole (Swedish Gavelhål dt. Gable hole ) with a diameter of 35 cm, which consists of semicircular recesses in the two dividing plates. Soul holes only occur in central western Sweden and the Vänern region and can also be found in the stone boxes from Herrljunga , Landa and Remmene.

Finds

99 different elements were found during the excavation. In addition to the bones of the dead, there were grave goods, some slate pendants, arrowheads, 19 flint daggers typical of the dagger era , three clay vessels and a small bronze bracelet and a bronze spiral.

See also

literature

  • Mårten Stenberger: Nordic prehistory. Volume 4: Prehistory of Sweden. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1977, ISBN 3-529-01805-8 .

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Coordinates: 58 ° 0 ′ 11.8 ″  N , 13 ° 11 ′ 58.4 ″  E