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<< Our Photo Pages >> Manching Oppidum - Ancient Village or Settlement in Germany in Bavaria

Submitted by AlexHunger on Saturday, 18 February 2006  Page Views: 6099

Multi-periodSite Name: Manching Oppidum
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 8.39 km away from the location you searched for.

Land: Bavaria Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Ingolstadt  Nearest Village: Manching
Latitude: 48.706640N  Longitude: 11.503070E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
no data

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Manching Oppidum
Manching Oppidum submitted by AlexHunger : Earthen wall of the Manching Oppidum. Iron Age Celtic fortified settlement just south of the Danube. Founded about 200 BCE, it was abandoned/destroyed about 50 BCE when population movements made life in the area more precarious just prior to Roman conquest. The 8 square Kilometer site is about half covered by the Manching Airport and was extensively studied in the 1960's. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Settlement in Bavaria


Positional co-ordinates scaled from a map source. Large 7 KM circumference fortified Iron age Settlement, half covered by airport. Was abondened just before arrival of Roman
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Manching Oppidum
Manching Oppidum submitted by AlexHunger : Drawing of the Manching Oppidum East Gate. Iron Age Celtic fortified settlement just south of the Danube. Founded about 200 BCE, it was abandoned/destroyed about 50 BCE when population movements made life in the area more precarious just prior to Roman conquest. The 8 square Kilometer site is about half covered by the Manching Airport and was extensively studied in the 1960's. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Manching Oppidum
Manching Oppidum submitted by AlexHunger : Earthen wall of the Manching Oppidum. Iron Age Celtic fortified settlement just south of the Danube. Founded about 200 BCE, it was abandoned/destroyed about 50 BCE when population movements made life in the area more precarious just prior to Roman conquest. The 8 square Kilometer site is about half covered by the Manching Airport and was extensively studied in the 1960's. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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