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Lusthushögen
DatedEst. 3500–2800 BCE
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Lusthushögen (RAÄ number Falköping 19:1) is a passage grave beside the road Bangatan in Falköping, in the Falbygden region of Västergötland, Sweden. It was built between 3500 and 2800 BCE as a megalithic monument of the Funnel Beaker culture, and takes its name from a pavilion that stood on the site when it was investigated in 1868.
Excavation found several human skeletons and a range of flint and stone tools.
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Lusthushögen
The tomb lies in a mound 2 m high, from which four large granite capstones and individual stones of the passage protrude.
DescriptionSources for this section
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The tomb lies in a mound 2 m high, from which four large granite capstones and individual stones of the passage protrude. The mound originally had a diameter of more than 25 metres, but has been reduced by nearby development, including a roundabout.
FindsSources for this section
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The excavation found several human skeletons. Other finds include 7 flint knives, 2 flint spearheads, 4 arrowheads, 2 crescent-shaped flint scrapers, 1 stone axe with a shaft hole and 3 clay urns.
Later historySources for this section
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South-west of the passage grave there were, until the late 19th century, two stone cists, Smedje Kullen nos. 2 and 3, which were investigated by Oscar Almgren (1869–1945). The remains of a lime kiln, which someone had set up in the megalithic structure, were found, together with the remains of an old pigsty that had later become a rubbish dump.
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In Denmark and Sweden the passage grave is the grandest form of the megalithic tombs of the Funnel Beaker culture. A passage grave has a chamber under a mound, entered by a long passage of large stones. This kind of grave is found primarily in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, and only occasionally in France and the Netherlands. Nordic megalith architecture emerged mainly between 3500 and 2800 BCE, and passage graves are one of its main types, alongside dolmens, long barrows and stone cists.
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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Dated moments in the story
- 2800 BCE
Es entstand zwischen 3500 und 2800 v. Chr. als Megalithanlage der Trichterbecherkultur (TBK).
Source - 1868
Das Ganggrab (schwedisch Ganggrift) Lusthushögen (RAÄ-Nummer Falköping 19:1) an der Bangatan (Straße) in Falköping im Falbygden in der Provinz Västergötland in Schweden wurde nach einem Pavillon benannt, der sich auf dem Gelände befand, als es im Jahr 1868 untersucht wurde.
Source - 1869
2 und 3, die von Oscar Almgren (1869–1945) untersucht wurden.
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What the evidence supports
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
The pin marks the monument itself — its exact point.
- Coordinates
- 58°10′23″ N, 13°33′02″ EFor a GPS or map app: 58.17303, 13.55046
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Nearby
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Falköping 14:12000–500 BCE- Megalithic mound (tumulus with integral stones)Falköping 14:22000 BCE–1050 CE
Trädgårdens gånggrift3500–2800 BCE
Karl Botvids kulle2000 BCE–1050 CE- MegalithFalköping 15:12000–500 BCE
- MegalithFalköping 12:12000–500 BCE
Falköping 15:22000–500 BCE
Ängshögens södra gånggrift3500–2800 BCE
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- 02Source for this dateen.wikipedia.org
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- Lusthushögens gånggrift (RAÄ-nr Falköping 19-1) 0302.jpgGunnar CreutzCC BY-SA 3.0
- Lusthushögens gånggrift (RAÄ-nr Falköping 19-1) 0101.JPGGunnar CreutzCC BY-SA 3.0
- Lusthushögens gånggrift (Raä-nr Falköping 19-1) 4609.jpgAchirdCC BY-SA 3.0
- Lusthushögens gånggrift (Raä-nr Falköping 19-1) 4610.jpgAchirdCC BY-SA 3.0
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