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<< Text Pages >> Plaussig Neolithic Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Germany in Saxony

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Wednesday, 27 February 2013  Page Views: 2167

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Plaussig Neolithic Well
Country: Germany Land: Saxony Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Leipzig  Nearest Village: Plaussig
Latitude: 51.401210N  Longitude: 12.449638E
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
Destroyed Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
2

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Neolithic well in Saxony

The 7000 year old Linear Pottery Culture well of Plaussig was found in 2001 when a new BMW factory was built on this site. The well was built of oak timbers. The site was saved by an en-bloc-salvage.
Its creators are probably some of the earliest known carpenters.

For more information:

Daily Mail - 7-000 year-old German wells reveal earliest known wood construction

University of Freiburg

Link to download a PDF of the paper from Plos-One

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Hummel (unbestimmt) (2)
Veränderliche Krabbenspinne (Misumena vatia) (1)
Gewöhnlicher Trauerschweber (Anthrax anthrax) (2)
Trauerschweber
Breitflügelige Raupenfliege (Ectophasia crassipennis) (3)
Breitflügelige Raupenfliege (Ectophasia crassipennis) (2)

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 26.2km WNW 301° Spitzberg Grabhügel* Round Barrow(s)
 26.6km SSW 191° Kieritzsch Ancient Village or Settlement
 27.2km SE 130° Heidenstein von Grimma Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 28.4km SE 134° Sinnstein Modern Stone Circle etc
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 28.7km SE 136° Nimbschen Hügelgrab 3 Round Barrow(s)
 28.7km SE 136° Nimbschen Hügelgrab 2 Round Barrow(s)
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 28.9km SE 129° Döben* Standing Stone (Menhir)
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