Tingstedet

Tingstedet ( German "Thingstätte" ), also Præstegårdsmarken , is a Langdysse about 220 m northwest of the church of Store Rise in the southeast of the Danish island of Ærø . Two dolmens lie transversely in the mound bed . The megalithic graves were built between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC as plants of the funnel cup 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. Tingstedet is the only survivor of the original six plants in Store Rise.

Scheme parallel or longitudinal lying left / and transverse lying right, as in Tingstedet

description

The two dolmens are located at different distances from the edge in a 54 m long, slightly trapezoidal barn bed that is about 8.5 m wide in the west and 8.0 m in the east. Above the west end there is a later built 1.5 - 1.6 m high oval round hill with a 15 to 20 m diameter. The mound of earth in the barren bed is also quite high at 1.35 m.

The eastern chamber consists of three supporting stones, a threshold stone and the overlying but blown capstone and the remains of an entrance or an antechamber. The chamber measures 1.2 × 0.5 m.
The western chamber consists of three supporting stones and a halved threshold stone. The chamber measures 2.0 × 1.1 m.

The curb stones of the hill are missing in the area of the dolmen access in the south. The southeastern, slightly larger curb has bowls .

restoration

In 1945, the savings bank director Bruun Andersen from Marstal had the idea that his bank could pay for the restoration of old monuments in the community, if this seemed economically feasible. The conservator Julius Raklev determined that the long hill "Tingstedet" on the outskirts of the village of Rise would be one of the most expensive structures that could be put in order. A total of 16 curbs lining the hill had to be erected and a lot of soil moved around the hill. Overall, Raklev estimated that it would take four workers and machines eight days to renovate Tingstedet and that it would cost up to DKK 1,500.

literature

Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid . Copenhagen 2002 ISBN 87-567-6458-8 , p. 166

Individual evidence

↑ Langdysse is the name commonly used in Denmark for a barren bed , in contrast to this, Runddysse are those plants that are located in a round hill.
^ 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.

Web links

Excavation (Danish) and sketch ( memento from July 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Fund and Fortidsminder directory (Danish)
Short text and picture

54.855278 10.3975Coordinates: 54 ° 51 ′ 19 ″ N , 10 ° 23 ′ 51 ″ E

[1] Langdysse is the name commonly used in Denmark for a barren bed , in contrast to this, Runddysse are those plants that are located in a round hill.

[2] 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.