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Submitted by Harald_Platta on Sunday, 06 January 2019  Page Views: 2634

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Erdwerk Venusberg
Country: Germany
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Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Bonn
Latitude: 50.706378N  Longitude: 7.098082E
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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3 Ambience:
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4 Access:
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4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
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Erdwerk Venusberg
Erdwerk Venusberg submitted by Metallzeitler : The section through the rampart of the Venusberg Earthwork during the excavation campaign of 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Neolithic earthwork Venusberg is situated on the Venusberg hill in Bonn (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). It was built by the Michelsberg culture ca. 4200 – 4000 BC and was excavated in 2015, see the new photos on our page.

The earthwork was discovered in 1882 and identified as Neolithic about 100 years later. The ramparts might have surrounded an area of 15 – 20 ha. Originally, the ramparts were 3 m high and the surrounding ditch was 1.5 m deep. At least certain parts were fortified with timber posts that might have had an additional hight of 1.5 m – 2 m. A layer of charcoal indicates that the first version of the earhwork had been destroyed ca. 4100 BC, before it was rebuilt shortly afterwarts.

The function of the earthwork Venusberg is not known. There are no well documeted finds from the inside of the enclosure available.

The Venusberg site is one of the very few Neolithic earthworks that are still relativeley well preserved. Today, the ramparts still have a hight of 1.5 m - 1.8 m and a length of 140 m.

Literature:
[01] Gechter, M.: Das Michelsberger Erdwerk auf dem Bonner Venusberg. In: Archäologie im Rheinland 1987 (1988).
[02] LVR-Amt für Bodendenkmalpflege im Rheinland und des Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte der Universität zu Köln (Hrsg.): Einzigartiges Zeugnis der Jungsteinzeit in Bonn – Die Wall-/Grabenanlage auf dem Venusberg. In: Pressetermin am 10. September 2015 (2015).
[03] Claßen, E.: Der jungsteinzeitliche Abschnittswall auf dem Bonner Venusberg. In: Revolution Jungsteinzeit (2015).
[04] Jülich, S., Moors, C.: Neolithische Denkmäler in NRW. In: Revolution Jungsteinzeit (2015).

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Erdwerk Venusberg
Erdwerk Venusberg submitted by Metallzeitler : Map of the Venusberg Earthwork during the excavation campaign of the year 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Erdwerk Venusberg
Erdwerk Venusberg submitted by Metallzeitler : The section through the ditch of the Venusberg Earthwork during the excavation campaign of the year 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Erdwerk Venusberg
Erdwerk Venusberg submitted by Metallzeitler : View over the two trenches of the excavation campaign of thr year 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Erdwerk Venusberg
Erdwerk Venusberg submitted by Metallzeitler : The section through the rampart of the Venusberg Earthwork during the excavation campaign of 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Erdwerk Venusberg
Erdwerk Venusberg submitted by Metallzeitler : General view over the excavation area of the Venusberg Earthwork in the Year 2015.

Erdwerk Venusberg
Erdwerk Venusberg submitted by Harald_Platta : The Neolithic earthwork Venusberg is situated on the Venusberg hill in Bonn (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). It was built by the Michelsberg culture ca. 4200 – 4000 BC. Picture from April 2016. © Platta 2016

Erdwerk Venusberg
Erdwerk Venusberg submitted by Harald_Platta : The Neolithic earthwork Venusberg is situated on the Venusberg hill in Bonn (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). It was built by the Michelsberg culture ca. 4200 – 4000 BC. Picture from April 2016. © Platta 2016

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