Hunebedden

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Hunebedden are prehistoric megalithic tombs built from large boulders by Neolithic farming communities in what is now the Netherlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
megalithic tomb
prehistoric monument
approximateConstructionDate circa 3400–2850 BCE
associatedWith Funnelbeaker culture
burialType megalithic chamber tomb
category archaeological sites in the Netherlands
burial monuments and structures
megalithic sites in Europe
conservationStatus subject to heritage protection laws in the Netherlands
constructedFrom glacial erratic boulders
large stones
constructionTechnique dry stone construction
country Netherlands
culture Neolithic
documentedIn Hunebedcentrum museum in Borger
etymology Dutch word meaning "giants’ beds"
excavatedBy archaeologists in the 19th and 20th centuries
foundArtifacts grave goods
human remains
pottery
stone tools
foundInRegion Northern Netherlands
function collective burial site
tomb
geologicalOriginOfStones boulders transported by Ice Age glaciers
hasComponent burial chamber
capstone
earthen mound (often originally present)
upright orthostat
hasNotableExample D14 (Eexterhalte hunebed)
D27 (largest hunebed in Borger)
linked to: Hunebedden

D53 (Havelte hunebed)
linked to: Hunebedden
hasType dolmen
heritageStatus protected monument in the Netherlands
languageOfName Dutch
largestConcentrationIn province of Drenthe
locatedIn Drenthe
Groningen
Overijssel
material stone
numberOfKnownExamples over 50 in the Netherlands
period Neolithic period
relatedTo dolmens in Denmark
dolmens in Germany
dolmens in Scandinavia
ritualUse burial and funerary rituals
tourism popular archaeological tourist attraction in Drenthe
usedBy Neolithic farming communities

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Drenthe contains Hunebedden
subject linked to: Drenthe, Netherlands
Hunebedden hasNotableExample D27 (largest hunebed in Borger)
linked to: Hunebedden
Hunebedden hasNotableExample D53 (Havelte hunebed)
linked to: Hunebedden
Aa en Hunze contains Rolde hunebedden (dolmens)
linked to: Hunebedden
Drenthe contains Hunebedden
Wekerom hasNearbyArchaeologicalSite Wekeromse Zand burial mounds
linked to: Hunebedden