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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Schlüsselloch-Gräberfeld Oespeler Bach Alternative Name: Schlüsselloch-Gräberfeld in Dortmund-Oespel/MartenCountry: Germany
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Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Dortmund
Latitude: 51.499550N Longitude: 7.380876E
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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About a quarter of the 269 detected burials was surrounded by a trench, sometimes even by up to three trenches. Most of the trenches form a keyhole-structure (Schlüssellochgräben). Several barrows had been relatively large, with one of them displaying a length of at least 37.50 m. Apart from this also round barrows and long barrows have been found.
All graves contained urns with cremated human remains. The analysis of the bone fragments revealed that the anticipated average life was 23 years. The average body hight was 1.73 cm for men and 1.59 cm for women. Just a few of the burials contained grave goods, like e.g. pottery or bronze artefacts. Among the most interesting artefacts was an iron sheet, which represents the oldest iron artefact found in the Ruhr area. It must have been imported via the nearby trading route Hellweg, because no local iron production existed at this time. Moreover, it is interesting to note, that the cemetery was constructed near the Hellweg by purpose because its shape follows the ancient road and the graves are aligned with it.
The corresponding Bronze Age settlement has not been found yet. Instead, a Neolithic settlement (Im Weißen Feld) had been found in the surrounding area during further excavations.
Several finds are displayed in the Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte in Dortmund (pictured). Moreover, a 3D-reconstruction of the barrow cementery made by the Archäologische-RuhrZeiten-project can be viewed on Google Earth.
Text References:
[01] Brink-Kloke, H. & Althoff, C.: Gruben, Gräber und Gefäße. Funde und Befunde in Dortmund-Oespel/Marten aus der Jungsteinzeit und der späten Bronzezeit. In: Begleitbuch zur Ausstellung (1994).
[02] Brink-Kloke, H. & Meurers-Balke, J.: Siedlungen und Gräber am Oespeler Bach (Dortmund). Eine Kulturlandschaft im Wandel der Zeiten. In: Germania 81/1 (2003).
[03] Brink-Kloke, H., Heinrich, H. & Bartelt, U.: Das Schlüsselloch-Gräberfeld am Oespeler Bach. Befunde und Funde der jüngeren Bronzezeit am Hellweg in Oespel und Marten, Stadt Dortmund (2007).
[04] Brink-Kloke, H.: Mehr als eine Legierung aus Kupfer und Zinn … Bronzezeit in Dortmund. In: Bausteine und Fundstücke – Dortmunder Denkmalhefte 01(2011).
[05] LINK: Archäologische RuhrZeiten „Oespeler Bach Google Earth 3d-Modell“ http://www.ruhrzeiten.de/OespelBach.htm
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