Dolmen bed D26 - Drouwenerveld

From this point on Veldweg in Drouwen, you walk along a gravel path to the edge of the woods to see Hunebed D26. The special thing about this dolmen, besides being the last dolmen studied, is that so many coronary stones remain. As many as 13 of the original 27 wreath stones. The wreath stones formed a circle around the hunebed, possibly to demarcate the sacred area around the burial chamber. The area reserved for ritual and ceremonial purposes.

When professor Van Giffen examined the grave in 1913, he assessed its condition as "fairly clear". At the site of the missing wreath stones, he placed plombes (pins) to mark them. It became clearly visible that the tomb had a long entrance. The original mound was also still clearly visible.

Between 1968 and 1970, the hunebed was once again investigated by a group of archaeologists led by Dr Jan Albert Bakker. In the cellar, they found the remains of 160 pots, stones, weapons, tools and amber beads. As the megalithic tombs in particular were always damaged during excavations, the decision was made to stop investigating by excavation. It was time to find other methods of investigating the soil, such as X-ray.

The treasures unearthed at this hunebed were given on loan by the archaeologists of the University of Amsterdam to the Hunebedcentrum in Borger. There, the collection of funnel cups and other peculiarities can be viewed from behind glass.