Großsteingrab Barskamp 1
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Großsteingrab Barskamp 1 is a megalithic long barrow in Bleckede, Germany. It lies at 53.2326° N, 10.8064° E.
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Großsteingrab Barskamp 1
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Further north, the long barrow tradition took its own form. In Denmark and southern Sweden the long barrows typically used stone in their construction, and in the Netherlands and northern Germany they also used stone where it was available. The long barrows in parts of Poland are typically earthen rather than megalithic. They belong to the Funnel Beaker culture, and the architecture of Scandinavia and northern Germany, called Nordic megalith architecture, appeared mainly between 3500 and 2800 BCE. The regional background, “Northern European long barrows (langdysser)”, is given below.
Dating
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Setting
16 other recorded monuments lie within 10 km (4 within 1 km, 14 within 5 km), 1 of them of the same type. In Bleckede, Germany, 2 of the 9 recorded monuments are of this type.
The nearest recorded monuments are Großsteingrab Barskamp 3 (0.4 km east, megalithic tomb); Großsteingrab Barskamp 8 (0.7 km east, megalithic tomb); Megalithanlagen im Schieringer Forst (0.7 km east, megalithic complex); Großsteingrab Barskamp 2 (0.7 km east, megalithic tomb).
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Heritage status: cultural heritage monument in Lower Saxony.
Tradition and region
About this kind of monument
Northern European long barrows (langdysser)
Further north, the long barrow tradition took its own form. In Denmark and southern Sweden the long barrows typically used stone in their construction, and in the Netherlands and northern Germany they also used stone where it was available. The long barrows in parts of Poland are typically earthen rather than megalithic. They belong to the Funnel Beaker culture, and the architecture of Scandinavia and northern Germany, called Nordic megalith architecture, appeared mainly between 3500 and 2800 BCE.
In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern many dolmens lie inside a trapezoid frame of standing stones that the Germans call a Hünenbett, "giants' bed". Excavators there recognise the "unchambered long barrow" as a type of its own, along with simple dolmens, extended dolmens, passage graves and stone cists.
The purpose of early Neolithic long barrows is not known, though archaeologists can make suggestions based on recurring patterns. One argument is that they were religious sites, perhaps erected as part of a system of ancestor veneration; an alternative is that they were primarily economic or territorial markers.
Folklore: the German name Hünenbett, "giants' bed", reflects the old belief that giants lay in such graves. The barrows were in fact built by Neolithic farmers.
Dating relies on pottery and on radiocarbon dates from the few that have been excavated.
When visiting, look for the long outline of the mound, any kerbstones, and the chambers within it.
Paraphrased from Wikipedia: Long barrow, Wikipedia: Nordic megalith architecture, Wikipedia: Megaliths in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Wikipedia: Funnel beaker culture · CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Coordinates
- 53°13′57″ N, 10°48′23″ EFor a GPS or map app: 53.23255, 10.80640
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- Sprockhoff706.jpgMatchcut2001CC BY-SA 4.0
- Großsteingrab Barskamp 1 p1.jpgStefan AhlswedeCC BY 4.0
- Großsteingrab Barskamp 1 p10.jpgStefan AhlswedeCC BY 4.0
- NLD Großsteingrab Barskamp 1.jpgO. M. Wilbertz, Niedersächsisches Landesamt für DenkmalpflegeCC BY-SA 4.0
- Krüger Großsteingrab Schieringen 1.pngFranz Krüger (1873–1936)Public domain
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Around this place
The ten nearest sites, by compass
- Großsteingrab Barskamp 30.4 km E
- Großsteingrab Barskamp 80.7 km E
- Megalithanlagen im Schieringer Forst0.7 km E
- Großsteingrab Barskamp 20.7 km E
- Großsteingrab Barskamp 61.7 km NE
- Großsteingrab Barskamp 51.7 km NE
- Großsteingrab Barskamp 41.8 km NE
- Ganggrab von Barskamp2.9 km W
- Großsteingrab Tosterglope 33.6 km S
- Großsteingrab Tosterglope 13.8 km S
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