<< Our Photo Pages >> Urnenfeld am Südring (Donnerberg) - Barrow Cemetery in Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Urnenfeld am Südring (Donnerberg)Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 3.174 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Bottrop
Latitude: 51.509299N Longitude: 6.925915E
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| 5 | Perfect |
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| 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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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 3 | Ordinary |
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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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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Harald_Platta visited on 15th Sep 2015 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 3 Access: 4
The dimensions of the entire cemetery are not known. Several urns were discovered during the construction of the modern cemetery Westfriedhof already in the late 19th century. Unfortunately, nothing is known about their number or appearence. The known part of the Bronze Age cemetery was discovered during the construction of Südring highway. Most of the urns have been found in the sandpit for moulding sand at Donnerberg hill.
The origin of the name Donnerberg is a matter of debate. It could be derived from the god Donar (Thor) or, alternatively, from `Damm (Dyke)` because the hill displays a pronounced ridge.
The urns show strong influences of the Niederrheinischen Grabhügelkultur („Lower Rhine tumulus culture“). They display different types of shape and decorations.
Therefore, the Urnenfeld am Südring cemetery exhibits similarities to the Bronze Age barrow cemeteries of Gladbeck-Ellinghorst, Borken-Marbeck and Gelsenkirchen-Buer-Schievenfeld. The enclosures of the barrows were not well preserved. Some outlines can possibly be interpreted as Schlüssellochgraben-type ("keyhole-type").
Today, nothing can be seen at the original site (see coordinates at the top of the page) anymore. Several urns are displayed in the Museum für Ur- und Ortsgeschichte in Bottrop.
Text References:
[01] Horstkötter, L.: Ein Gräberfeld am Südring (Donnerberg) in Bottrop. In: Archäologisches aus Duisburg-Hamborn und Umgebung von der Vor- und Frühgeschichte bis ins hohe Mittelalter. Hamborner Geschichtsquellen Band 1 (2011).
[02] Sondermann, D.: Der Opferstein auf dem Donnerberge in Bottrop. In: Emschersagen. Von der Mündung bis zur Quelle (2006).
[03] Mecke, B.: Das Gräberfeld im Kies: Bottrop Südring. In: Westfalen in der Bronzezeit (2008).
[04] Mecke, B.: Das Gräberfeld Bottrop-Südring. In: Ur-Geschichte im Ruhrgebiet. Festschrift Arno Heinrich; Beiträge zur Bottroper Geschichte, hg. v. d. Historischen Gesellschaft Bottrop e. V., Nr. 17 (1992).
[05] Labus, W.: Das neue Museum. In: Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung WAZ (02.07.2014).
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