Jordehøj passage grave is located just north of the village of Neble on the island of Møn. Its status as a surviving major prehistoric site can be attributed to the efforts of a local amateur archaeologist Gustav Hage who in 1830 undertook a survey of the site and raised awareness of its importance. An excavation was undertaken in 1836 after learning that another important local site Sognehøj was already being demolished, the large stones finding a ready market for construction work. Finds at Jordehøj included 3 skulls which fortunately Hage took to his home in nearby Stege as the residual finds were subject of a theft from the site, such things finding a ready market from collectors at that time.
Published on October 25, 2022 08:37
