Hunebed D17 at Rolde
Rolde D17 · Ballooërveld Hunebed
Middle Neolithic·Funnel Beaker West Group·🇳🇱 Drenthe, Aa en Hunze, Netherlands
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About Hunebed D17 at Rolde
Large TRB hunebed D17 at Rolde (c. 3400 BCE), 17 m chamber with 8 capstones, one of the intact Drenthe passage graves near Rolde church. Excavated and restored showing pottery and flint assemblage. Recorded context — Period: Middle Neolithic; Culture: Funnel Beaker West Group; Field status: excavated; Materials: granite erratics, sandstone; Condition: preserved.
Why it mattersOne of largest Drenthe hunebeds demonstrating TRB monumental architecture.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Why Rolde cluster has two large hunebeds
- 02Capstone sourcing from Hondsrug
Theories
- 01Rolde as TRB central place
- 02Roadside marker on Hondsrug ridge
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3400 BCE
- Period
- Middle Neolithic
- Culture
- Funnel Beaker West Group
- Purpose
- Collective burial
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 19th–20th century
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3400 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Hunebed D17 at Rolde
19th century / 1960s
Antiquarian notice and modern systematic excavation of Hunebed D17 at Rolde
2000s
Conservation and publication of final reports for Hunebed D17 at Rolde
On the ground
Structures & features
52.9880° N · 6.6550° E · 22 m · 3 mapped features
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