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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pömmelte Kultstätte Alternative Name: Ringheiligtum PömmelteCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 3.58 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: Saxony-Anhalt Type: Timber Circle
Nearest Town: Magdeburg Nearest Village: Pömmelte
Latitude: 51.997255N Longitude: 11.799626E
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 |
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CharcoalBurner89 visited on 5th Nov 2022 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Unfortunately, the visitor center is not yet open (although still under construction). The ansient site is really extremely impressive and captivated me for a long time.
Klingon visited on 4th Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 3 Access: 5
sirius_b visited on 1st Aug 2017 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5 fully reconstructed site (wooden poles) with lots of in depth information in German and English. A huge wooden structure enables a magnificent view of the site. Regularly used for cultural events like theater and concert performances.
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 5 Ambience: 3.33 Access: 5
17 circular sacrificial holes/graves were found, one of which contained various offerings and remains of bodies. Just outside of this, the grave of a chieftain was found.
Our condition rating is for the reconstruction, the actual site would be a '1' out of 5. We first reported on the excavations here in 2008, the 4300 year old German Woodhenge is now open to the public
Page originally by Alex Hunger
Evidence from recent excavations at the Pömmelte enclosure in Central Germany suggests that circular or henge-like enclosures were monumental sanctuaries that served as venues for communal gatherings, ritual activities and performance, with significant solar alignments. A mirroring of the design of the Nebra Stardisc is also proposed. More details in the comments on our page.
Note: The results of excavations over the last 15 years suggest this site was closely linked to Stonehenge. Franziska Knoll the lead archaeologist argues the wooden structure may have been built by people who had visited the henges of Britain.
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