Hunebed D49 at Ellertshaar
Ellertshaar D49 · Schoonoord Hunebed
Middle Neolithic·Funnel Beaker West Group·🇳🇱 Drenthe, Borger-Odoorn, Netherlands
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About Hunebed D49 at Ellertshaar
TRB hunebed D49 at Ellertshaar (c. 3350 BCE) on Drenthe plateau, 10 m chamber with 4 capstones in heathland. Excavated by van Giffen showing funnel beakers and erratic granite provenance.
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Why it mattersHeathland TRB example for landscape siting study.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Ellertshaar distribution relative to Borger
- 02Mound loss
Theories
- 01Small lineage tomb on heath fringe
- 02Visual marker on plateau
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. 3350 BCE
- Period
- Middle Neolithic
- Culture
- Funnel Beaker West Group
- Purpose
- Collective tomb
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 19th–20th century
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3350 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Hunebed D49 at Ellertshaar
19th century / 1960s
Antiquarian notice and modern systematic excavation of Hunebed D49 at Ellertshaar
2000s
Conservation and publication of final reports for Hunebed D49 at Ellertshaar
On the ground
Structures & features
52.8500° N · 6.7300° E · 20 m · 3 mapped features
Four Capstones (D49)
capstone4 granite capstones 2–2.5 m over chamber
52.8501° N · 6.7301° EWestern Kerb Stones
kerbWestern kerb 6 stones 1.2 m tall
52.8499° N · 6.7301° EHeathland Setting Platform
platformSandy heath platform surrounding monument
52.8502° N · 6.7299° E