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Mesolithic, Palaeolithic and EarlierSite Name: Bärenkeller Garsitz Alternative Name: Große QuerlichslochCountry: Germany Land: Thuringia Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Königsee-Rottenbach Nearest Village: Garsitz
Latitude: 50.648990N Longitude: 11.070582E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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The Bärenkeller ("Bear cellar") is a cave in Königsee-Rottenbach (Thuringia/Germany). In or near the cave various bones of the wild horse, of the Saiga antelope and cave bear as well as cultural items dating between 13th and about 8th millenium BC were found.
Similar Palaeolithic finds were discovered in the nearby caves Wildpferdhöhle, Dachshöhle, Höhlenbäreneckfelsen and Mönchskapelle.
Literature:
[01] Ernst, P.: Bärenkeller bei Garsitz. In: Kult- und Opferplätze in Deutschland. Eine virtuelle Reise von der Steinzeit bis zum Mittelalter. [https://www.digital-culture.de/kultplatz/thueringen-kultplaetze.html].
[02] Köhler, M.: Heidnische Heiligtümer. Vorchristliche Kultstätten und Kultverdachtsplätze in Thüringen ( 2007).
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