<< Our Photo Pages >> The Big Rock - Ancient Village or Settlement in Czech Republic in Bohemia
Submitted by ladrin on Wednesday, 08 June 2016 Page Views: 1023
Multi-periodSite Name: The Big Rock Alternative Name: Velká Skála, Hora BzíCountry: Czech Republic
NOTE: This site is 6.507 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Bohemia Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Plzeň Nearest Village: Bzí
Latitude: 49.541052N Longitude: 13.481922E
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 |
Internal Links:
External Links:
Ancient Village or Settlement in Bohemia
Height settlement of a mysterious Cham Culture (according german Chamer Kultur) is found on the top of the forested but massive silicite rock outcrop locally known simply as a Velká Skála - The Big Rock.
Cham culture belongs to central european Middle Eneolithic (mainly Bavaria and western Bohemia) and is dated to 3200 – 2800 BC. Because of absolute lack of any graves from this period, a cremation rite is assumed. Particulary in Czech region Cham Culture settlements are found only on the top of the rocks or mesas what is really extraordinery phenomena.
The rock outcrop near Bzí was archaeologically excavated already at the end of 19th century. Exceptionally rich findings are now placed in the West-Bohemia museum in Pilsen and include stone tools, flint stones and a lot of pottery.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Nearby Images from Flickr
The above images may not be of the site on this page, but were taken nearby. They are loaded from Flickr so please click on them for image credits.
Click here to see more info for this site
Nearby sites
Click here to view sites on an interactive map of the areaKey: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed
Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)
To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.
Turn off the page maps and other distractions
Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
9.0km SE 129° Stone of the Footstep* Sculptured Stone
9.2km SE 126° John of Nepomuk well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring
11.5km ESE 105° St. Vojtech stone Vrčeň* Sculptured Stone
11.8km NNW 340° Fountain of St. Barbara* Holy Well or Sacred Spring
12.5km NNW 347° St. Vojtech stone Nebílovský Borek* Sculptured Stone
16.4km NW 313° Hujáb Stone Circle* Modern Stone Circle etc
24.2km SE 126° The Stone Crone* Sculptured Stone
25.4km SE 128° Obetni kamen* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
25.6km SE 130° Velky certuv naramek* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
25.8km SE 128° Maly certuv naramek* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
26.2km SE 126° Kadovsky viklan* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
27.1km E 99° Bělčice propitiatory cross* Ancient Cross
27.1km E 99° Celtic Sanctum Bělčice* Hillfort
27.2km N 4° Barrow Cemetery Nová Huť - Háje forest* Barrow Cemetery
27.4km ESE 116° Tchořovice Propitiatory Cross* Ancient Cross
27.8km ESE 111° Hajany Stone Row* Modern Stone Circle etc
27.9km NNW 348° Menhir near Pilsen* Standing Stone (Menhir)
29.9km ESE 105° Dwarf of Dobšice* Standing Stone (Menhir)
30.0km ESE 106° Menhir of Hliniční Hill* Standing Stone (Menhir)
32.6km ESE 102° Hostišovice Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir)
33.7km ESE 102° Černívsko Stone Circle* Modern Stone Circle etc
34.1km SE 125° Milčice Stone* Rock Art
36.1km SSE 154° King of Frymburk* Sculptured Stone
36.9km SE 125° Sedlice Stone Rows* Stone Row / Alignment
38.5km WSW 258° Milavce mohyly* Barrow Cemetery
View more nearby sites and additional images