Urdolmen in the Everstorfer Forest

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The Urdolmen in the Everstorfer Forest near Grevesmühlen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are the largest, closely spaced group of systems of this type, six of which were excavated here in 1966 and 67 by Ewald Schuldt and four restored. Some have Sprockhoff numbers. , so the Urdolmen 305, 306 and 309. Three of the six do not have a language number, two of them have not been restored either. They originated between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC 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 ”.

context

The total of 15 large stone graves (a passage grave , a large dolmen , an indeterminable complex, three extended dolmens and nine ancient dolmen ) near Barendorf are divided into the southern group consisting of five complexes on the B 105 and ten of the northern group, which adjoin the road from Hoikendorf to Grevesmühlen, north of Barendorf. Eight megalithic systems are located there in a 300 m long east-west oriented row.

Urdolmen 2 (according to Schuldt / Spr.-No. 309)

Scheme parallel / transverse lying

The approximately 1.1 m high, 2.0 m long and 0.8 m wide chamber is located as a "transverse lying" in the western part of the at least 45 m long and 5.5 m wide rectangular east-west oriented megalithic bed . ⊙ It consists of two block-like and one pale-like supporting stones. The capstone of the chamber is missing, the one above the passage area has been preserved.

This megalithic bed, from which one of the guardian stones has been preserved, has the greatest length among the structures in the northern group . One end and several blocks of the surround are missing. The chamber has a sloping passage (which is rare in ancient dolmen) made of flat material. On the other hand, there are a very small number of dolmens, which as a whole lie diagonally in the barren bed. The plank consists of red sandstone slabs , annealed flint and clay screed . A collar bottle was found next to human bones (including a skull) .

Urdolmen 4 (according to Schuldt / without language number)

The deep dolmen was only discovered during the excavations in 1966 under a flat mound of earth, so it had no Spr. The approximately 0.8 m high, 2.4 m long and 0.8 m wide aisle-free chamber is oriented north-south. The capstone appears to have been broken in two by a blast or split. Apart from five sherds, which could be assigned to a subsequent use by the individual grave culture, and two arrowheads , no finds were made. The only sunk dolmen of the Schuldt excavation series is about 30 m away from the giant bed with the spr. No. 306. ⊙

Urdolmen 5 (according to Schuldt / Spr.-No. 306)

The third system seen from the east is located 30 m from number Spr.-Nr. 305 removed. The approximately 1.0 m high, 1.9 m long and 0.9 m wide aisle-free chamber is located as a "parallel line" at the eastern end of an approximately 16 m long and 3.5 - 4.0 m wide, according to Schuldt rectangular eastern west-oriented barren bed. The board is made of annealed flint . Apart from 12 broken fragments, no finds were made. ⊙

Urdolmen 7 (according to Schuldt / Spr.-No. 305)

Urdolmen "Everstorf Nord 2" (No. 305)

The deepened aisle-free Urdolmen with the Spr.-No .: 305 in E. Sprockhoff's time still lying in a round boulder hill consists of a 1.0 m high, 2.2 m long and 0.8 m wide aisle-free chamber on which a relatively thick capstone rests. The chamber has a long stone on the east side, a longer one and a short one on the west side. The end stone in the south is a boulder , the one in the north is a small slab. The capstone does not cover the whole chamber. There was probably a second, smaller capstone that served as an access opening from above. The board is made of annealed flint. No finds were made. ⊙

Urdolmen 9 (according to Schuldt / without language number)

The north-south oriented Urdolmen as a transverse lying in the Rollsteinhügel has an approximately 1.0 m high, 1.8 m long and 0.8 m wide, rectangular chamber made of six bearing stones. Eight stones have been preserved from the border, 25 are missing. The only oversized capstone has numerous bowls . The plank consists of red sandstone slabs, annealed flint and clay screed . Apart from a gouge , no finds were made.

Urdolmen 10 (according to Schuldt / without language number)

The north-south oriented Urdolmen lies as a parallel lying in the rectangular barren bed. It has a chamber about 1.0 m high, 2.0 m long and 0.9 m wide. The hall consists of red sandstone slabs. Apart from 10 sherds, which were to be assigned to a subsequent use by the individual grave culture, and an arrowhead, no finds were made.

See also

literature

  • Luise Lorenz: Ceramic lifetimes and the useful life of northeast German megalithic graves. In: Martin Hinz, Johannes Müller (eds.): Settlement, trench works, large stone grave. Studies on the society, economy and environment of the funnel cup groups in northern Central Europe (= early monumentality and social differentiation. Volume 2). Rudolf Habelt Verlag, Bonn 2012, ISBN 978-3774938137 , pp. 61-86 ( online ).
  • Ewald Schuldt : The Urdolmen in the Everstorfer Forest near Naschendorf, Grevesmühlen district. In: Ground monument maintenance in Mecklenburg. Yearbook 1968. 1970, pp. 39-44.
  • Ewald Schuldt: The Mecklenburg megalithic graves. Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaft, Berlin 1972, DNB 740092189 .
  • Ernst Sprockhoff : Atlas of the Magatlith graves of Germany. Part 2: Mecklenburg - Brandenburg - Pomerania. Bonn 1967, DNB 458198153 pp. 3-4.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ J. Müller: Neolithic Monuments and Neolithic Societies. In: Varia neolithica. VI, Langenweißbach-Weißbach 2009, ISBN 978-3-941171-28-2 , p. 15.
  2. ^ The large stone graves in the Everstorfer Forest near Geversmühlen. to: grosssteingräber.de , accessed: 06/2011

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