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Firse Sten (auch Fisse Sten) ist ein streng geometrisches Ganggrab (schwedisch Ganggrift) im Süden von Falköping in der Provinz Västergötland in Schweden, das 2008 ausgegraben wurde. Es entstand zwischen 3500 und 2800 v. Chr. als Megalithanlage der Trichterbecherkultur (TBK). Das Ganggrab ist eine Bauform jungsteinzeitlicher Megalithanlagen, die aus einer Kammer und einem baulich abgesetzten, lateralen Gang besteht. Diese Form ist primär in Dänemark, Deutschland und Skandinavien, sowie vereinzelt in Frankreich und den Niederlanden zu finden.
Article in GermanRead on Wikipedia2 min readCC BY-SA 4.0
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- Wikipedia (German): Firse StenCC BY-SA 4.0
Firse Sten is a passage tomb (passage grave) in Falköping Municipality, Sweden. A typological estimate: 3500 BCE to 2800 BCE. No English Wikipedia article exists for it; the full text below is the German article "Firse Sten", shown in the original language.
BeschreibungSources for this section
- Wikipedia (German): Firse StenCC BY-SA 4.0
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- Wikipedia (German): Firse StenCC BY-SA 4.0
Die Nordwest-Südost orientierte Megalithanlage besteht aus einem langen, schmalen Gang, der aus dünnen Platten errichtet ist und mittig in die rechteckige, aus massiven Blöcken erstellte, ihrer Decksteine beraubte, Kammer führt. Bei der Untersuchung stellte man fest, dass aus Steinen des Ganges im Gang eine Steinkiste errichtet wurde. In ihr befanden sich drei Bestattungen, darunter die eines Kleinkindes. Am Ende der Steinzeit war es nicht ungewöhnlich, dass Teile älterer Anlagen zum Bau von Steinkisten verwendet wurden. Firse Sten liegt in den Resten eines Hügels von 25 bis 30 m Durchmesser und 0,7 bis 1,3 m Höhe.
Bei der Ausgrabung fand man Menschen- und Tierknochen sowie Feuersteinabschläge. Zwei bronzene Rasiermesser und eine Pinzette zeugen davon, dass die Anlage während der Bronzezeit für Nachbestattungen genutzt wurde. Vor der Anlage fand man eine Schnalle, eine Dolchklinge und einen bronzenen Schwertknauf.
Nach Abschluss der Untersuchungen wurden die Kammer und der Gang mit Splitt gefüllt, um ein Kollabieren und ein erneutes Zuwachsen zu verhindern.
Tradition and region
About this kind of monument
Scandinavian passage graves
In Denmark and Sweden the passage grave is the grandest form of the Funnel Beaker culture's megalithic tombs. A passage grave has a chamber under a mound, entered by a long passage of large stones. Nordic megalith architecture, the style of Scandinavia and northern Germany, emerged mainly between 3500 and 2800 BCE, and passage graves are one of its main types alongside dolmens, long barrows and stone cists.
Kong Asgers Høj on the Danish island of Møn is one of the best known. Its chamber is 10 metres long and 2 metres wide, with a passage 7.5 metres long. This kind of grave is found primarily in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, and only occasionally in France and the Netherlands. The tomb is structurally untouched since ancient times, though it may have been cleared at some time, and it was reused for secondary burial in the Corded Ware period. Passage graves were often used for generations. At Frälsegården in Sweden, genetic analysis of several dozen buried individuals suggests that the dead were largely male descendants of one ancestor, with women who had married in from outside, so such a tomb could belong to an extended family.
The passage grave tradition is thought to have originated in Brittany and been spread to other regions by colonists, a view found in the wider literature but one that remains debated.
Dating of Scandinavian tombs relies on the pottery of the Funnel Beaker culture and on radiocarbon dates from bone.
When visiting, look at the size of the capstones over the chamber, the kerbstones around the mound, and the line of the passage.
Paraphrased from Wikipedia: Passage grave, Wikipedia: Nordic megalith architecture, Wikipedia: Funnel beaker culture, Wikipedia: Kong Asgers Høj · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Dates
Est. 3500–2800 BCEHow this date was established: Type comparisonTypical range for passage tombs in Sweden; this site has not been dated itself. Swedish passage graves belong to the Nordic megalith tradition which emerged predominantly between 3500 and 2800 BC.Source for this date
Where it stands
Sweden
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- Coordinates
- 58°09′11″ N, 13°34′07″ EFor a GPS or map app: 58.15302, 13.56865
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Nearby
The closest sites in the Atlas, by straight line.
Falköping 7:12000–500 BCE
Falköpings östra 5:12000–500 BCE- MegalithFalköpings östra 6:12000–500 BCE
- Megalithic mound (tumulus with integral stones)Falköpings östra 7:12000 BCE–1050 CE
Falköping 5:22000–500 BCE- Stone circleFalköpings östra 3:12000 BCE–800 CE
Åttagårdens gånggrift3500–2800 BCE- MegalithKarleby 1:12000–500 BCE
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- 01Wikidata Q15212988wikidata.org
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Text from the Wikipedia article "Firse Sten" (German), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; authors are listed in the page history. Reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikipedia · Edit history and authors
- Wikipedia (German): Firse StenCC BY-SA 4.0
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