The kings' graves of Haassel
Graves from the Neolithic Age
The kings' graves of Haaßel stem from the Neolithic Age 3.500 BC. These are megalithic tombs, which are closed off with set stone. The stone boundary are boulders with a smooth side. The interior, which is at a higher level than the surrounding area was filled with soil hence the name 'long barrow'.
There are 3 kings graves, 2 dolmen and 1 passage tomb. But it is not know whether kings actually have been buried here. It is assumed because of the grave size that people of special social standing might have been buried here. Another part of the population has been buried in simple flat soil graves.
The rural population built these graves at that time. Inside the rectangular up to 52m long set stones are relatively small grave chambers.
Further megalithic tombs can be found in Edendorf and Aljarn