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Rock ArtSite Name: Göhlitzsch Steinkiste Alternative Name: Göhlitzsch SteinkammergrabCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 1.351 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: Saxony-Anhalt Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Merseburg Nearest Village: Göhlitzsch
Latitude: 51.322882N Longitude: 12.033364E
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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Outstandingly decorated (carved and painted!) limestone cist dating back to neolithic age (from Bernburger Kultur like several other sites in this area). Now located at Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte Halle
Consisting of 4 orthostats and 3 covering slabs. Chambers' size appr. 2,2m by 1,25m. Discovered in the 18th century inside a covering barrow at Göhlitzsch (now a suburb of Leuna). All orthostats are heavily decorated with different ornaments, furthermore there are carvings of an axe and most remarkably: a depiction of a bow and a quiver with arrows along.
Reference:
Meller, H., “Schönheit, Macht und Tod. 120 Funde aus 120 Jahren Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte Halle”. Begleitband zur Sonderausstellung 2001 - 2002 im Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte Halle.
Wüller, D.W., “Petroglyphen aus mittelneolithischen Gräbern von Sachsen-Anhalt” in Beinhauer (ed.) et al.: “Studien zur Megalithik - ”Forschungsstand und ethnoarchäologische Perspektiven”, Beier&Beran, 1999
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