<< Our Photo Pages >> Pithos Child Burial in Schirl - Round Barrow(s) in Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia
Submitted by Harald_Platta on Monday, 08 February 2016 Page Views: 1121
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pithos Child Burial in Schirl Alternative Name: Pithosbestattung aus Ostbevern-SchirlCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 3.466 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Ostbevern
Latitude: 52.031832N Longitude: 7.883943E
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 |
Be the first person to rate this site - see the 'Contribute!' box in the right hand menu.
Internal Links:
External Links:
Pithoi are storage vessels. The child was placed in the first, undecorated vessel, which is 27 cm high. Then, the second vessel was placed above its head and upper part of the body. This second vessel measures 34 cm and is decorated with three flutings.
The pithoi have preserved the fragile bones of the child relatively well. It is not known, whether the site was originally marked with a burial mound or not.
Pithos burials are rare, but several examples from the early Bronze Age have been found in Europe.
The pithoi of Ostbevern-Schirl have been removed from the original place of discovery (see coordinates at the top of the page). Today, the pithoi are shown as part of the permanent exhibition in the LWL-Museum für Archäologie in Herne.
Literature:
[01] Stapel, A.: Wiege für die Ewigkeit: Die Pithosbestattung aus Ostbevern-Schirl. In: Westfalen in der Bronzezeit (2008).
[02] Bérenger, D.: Die Frühbronzezeit in Westfalen. In: Archäologie in Ostwestfalen (2000).
[03] Finke, W.: Vor- und Frühgeschichte Ostbeverns. In: Geschichte der Gemeinde Ostbevern. Bd. 1: Von den Anfängen bis zur Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts (2000).
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
7.7km SW 223° Grabhügelfeld Telgte-Raestrup* Barrow Cemetery
8.8km SSE 152° Gräberfeld Warendorf-Neuwarendorf* Barrow Cemetery
11.9km NE 50° Glandorf Großsteingrab Chambered Tomb
12.0km WSW 257° Gräberfeld Münster-Handorf Barrow Cemetery
13.8km NE 48° Westerwiede Hügelgräberfeld Barrow Cemetery
15.2km ESE 122° Hügelgräber bei Vohren* Round Barrow(s)
15.2km NNW 327° Grabhügelfeld Ladbergen* Barrow Cemetery
15.9km NE 51° Düvelsteene bei Bad Iburg* Chambered Tomb
16.9km NW 323° Overbeck Chambered Tomb
17.2km SSE 163° Stein Hoetmarer Mark* Modern Stone Circle etc
17.3km ENE 65° Müschen Hügelgrab Round Barrow(s)
18.6km NW 309° Huettrup Huegelgrab 1 Round Barrow(s)
19.0km W 259° Heimatmuseum in Kinderhaus* Museum
19.4km WSW 247° Archäologisches Museum Münster* Museum
19.5km WSW 255° Gräberfeld Gittrup Barrow Cemetery
20.2km WSW 248° Summstein Münster* Modern Stone Circle etc
20.3km NNW 340° Hünengrab Wechte (2) Passage Grave
20.5km NNW 341° Steinhuegelgrab Wechte* Round Barrow(s)
20.5km NNW 342° Hünengrab Wechte (1)* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
21.1km WNW 300° Sachsenhof Greven-Pentrup* Museum
21.2km N 356° Herkensteine Rock Outcrop
21.4km NNW 346° Hexenküche* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
21.6km NE 56° Großsteingrab Hilter Burial Chamber or Dolmen
21.9km NW 310° Saerbeck Iron Age Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement
22.1km NNW 343° Heidentempel Tecklenburg* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
View more nearby sites and additional images
We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.