Harhoog

Harhoog
Shown within Germany
Location Keitum, Sylt
Region Germany
Coordinates 54°53′27″N 8°22′57″E / 54.8907°N 8.3826°E / 54.8907; 8.3826
Type Megalithic tomb
History
Periods Neolithic
Site notes
Public access Yes

The Harhoog is a dolmen, a rectangular megalithic tomb from the Funnelbeaker culture, located near Keitum on the island of Sylt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.[1] Discovered in 1925, it was moved to the present site in 1954 when a new airport was developed.

Geography

Layout of the Harhoog dolmens with parallel and transverse graves

The megalithic Harhoog burial chambers were originally located near the mud-flats between Keitum and Tinnum. The stones were moved to the area near the Tipkenhoog on the coast near Keitum in 1954,[2] when Sylt Airport was under development.[3]:147

The chambers contain parallel and transverse sections.

History

Harhoog

The graves at Harhoog are dated to the Neolithic and belonged to ancient settlements of the island's Funnelbeaker culture, probably around 3000 BC. There were once approximately 600 of them but today only about half of them still exist.[4]

The megalithic tombs are built with large, rough stone slabs (one or more) which are arranged in different patterns. Harhoog dolmen is an extended dolmen, under Ernst Sprockhoff's six-category classification; the other five types are simple dolmen, great dolmen, passage grave, long barrows (without a burial chamber) and cist.

Harhhog was discovered in 1925 during excavations of earth for the construction of the Hindenburgdamm, but was only inspected archaeologically in 1936.[3]:148

References

  1. ↑ Ernst Sprockhoff. Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands - Schleswig-Holstein. Rudolf Habelt Verlag, Bonn, 1966.
  2. ↑ Bierl, Hermann (2006). Archäologie Führer Deutschland: Bodendenkmäler und Museen. Wek-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-934145-39-9. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 Kunz, Harry; Steensen, Thomas (2014). Taschenlexikon Sylt (German). Wachholtz. ISBN 978-3-529-05525-6.
  4. ↑ Jessel, Hans (1999). Schleswig-Holstein. Ellert & Richter. ISBN 978-3-89234-291-5. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
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Coordinates: 54°53′27″N 8°22′57″E / 54.8907°N 8.3826°E / 54.8907; 8.3826


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