Podcast: Sounds of the Passage Grave
What is a megalithic tomb and what was it used for? Join us as archaeologist Otto Uldum enlightens us about the mysteries of burial mounds.
The Tvede Forest burial chamber
This podcast focuses on one of Langeland's many burial mounds and takes a closer look at the Tvillingejættestuen burial chamber in Tvedeskov. Archaeologist Otto Uldum from Langeland Museum talks about the finds made during the excavations and what the burial mounds were used for in the Neolithic period.
Activity
In this section, Otto describes how the burial mounds are constructed with a kerb that holds the large stones in place and how they are filled with flat stones and bark between them to keep out rain and wind, as well as one or more capstones on top. See if you can build your own mini burial chamber with what you can find on the forest floor.