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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen of Duisburg Alternative Name: Dolmen van DuisburgCountry: Belgium
NOTE: This site is 12.612 km away from the location you searched for.
Province: Bruxelles - Brussel Type: Polissoir
Nearest Town: Tervueren Nearest Village: Duisburg
Latitude: 50.824235N Longitude: 4.528667E
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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 |
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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 |
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In reality, it is a Polishing Stone
(Polijststeen in Dutch, Polissoir in French).
Three pieces of a nearly complete circular slab (only about 60° of the whole circle is missing). Altogether, the 3 pieces weight close to 6000 kg. The diameter of the slab is about 2,45 m.
Unearthed in May 1883 when ploughing a field in the nearby village of Duisburg.
They are laid exactly at the convergence of 7 paths in the Woods of the Park of Tervueren (hence the name of this spot : "Zevenster" : "Seven-branch star"). Easy access by foot (ca. 1500 m) from the Museum of Central Africa. Museum and Park were created at the beginning of the 20th century. Abundance of car parks all around the domain, a very popular "Sunday-afternoon" destination.
Photo taken early March 2014.
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