The royal tomb of Groß Berßen, also called Groß-Berßen VIII, is a Neolithic passage grave with the Sprockhoff no. 860. It arose between 3500 and 2800 BC. and is a megalithic structure of the Funnel Beaker Culture (TBK). The passage grave is a type of Neolithic megalithic construction, consisting of a chamber and a structurally separate, lateral passage. This form can be found primarily in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, as well as occasionally in France and the Netherlands.
The royal tomb of Groß Berßen, also called Groß-Berßen VIII, is a Neolithic passage grave with the Sprockhoff no. 860. It arose between 3500 and 2800 BC. and is a megalithic structure of the Funnel Beaker Culture (TBK). The passage grave is a type of Neolithic megalithic construction, consisting of a chamber and a structurally separate, lateral passage. This form can be found primarily in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, as well as occasionally in France and the Netherlands.
The royal tomb of Groß Berßen, also called Groß-Berßen VIII, is a Neolithic passage grave with the Sprockhoff no. 860. It arose between 3500 and 2800 BC. and is a megalithic structure of the Funnel Beaker Culture (TBK). The passage grave is a type of Neolithic megalithic construction, consisting of a chamber and a structurally separate, lateral passage. This form can be found primarily in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, as well as occasionally in France and the Netherlands.
Of the original 24 supporting stones of the approximately 15.0 meter long and 1.8 meter wide chamber, 21 are still there. Some of the nine capstones are still in situ, including the middle and largest one, part of which has broken off. There are two supporting stones and one capstone of the entrance on the south side. A few stones are missing from the enclosure, but more than 30 have survived. The complex, with its 20 × 7.5 meter, oval, east-west oriented enclosure, stands on a flat hill of 24 × 12 meters.