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<< Text Pages >> Moorfundplatz Unterlübbe - Ancient Trackway in Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia

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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Moorfundplatz Unterlübbe Alternative Name: Moor-Opferstätte Unterlübbe
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 4.163 km away from the location you searched for.

Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Ancient Trackway
Nearest Town: Hille  Nearest Village: Unterlübben-Hilferdingsen
Latitude: 52.308275N  Longitude: 8.755787E
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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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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
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1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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The Moorfundplatz Unerlübbe is located in Hille-Unterlübbe (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). The site dates from the Iron Age (3rd-2nd century BC) and consisted of wooden structures in the Hilferdingser moor.

The site was discovered in 1916 and was partially excavated in 1938/1939. Because most of the finds were lost, a second excavation took place in 1985/1986. A large number of wooden timber posts and timber planks was discovered. It is assumed that they had formed ancient trackways and platforms, that enabled the access to this part of the moor.
Moreover, the bones of several skeletons of humans and animals were found.

The current interpretation of the finds is that site was used as sacrifical place. Therefore, Moorfundplatz Unerlübbe is a rare example of an Iron Age sanctuary in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Literature:
[01] Ahrens, B.: Unterlübbe – Ein Opferplatz im Moor. In: Westfalen in der Eisenzeit (2015).
[02] Ahrens, B.: Der eisenzeitliche Moorfundplatz Unterlübbe, Westfalen. In: Römer und Germanen in Ostwestfalen-Lippe. Untersuchungen zu kulturhistorischen Entwicklungen von der Mittellatenezeit bis zur jüngeren rönischen Kaiserzeit 2. Schriften des Lippischen Landesmuseums 9 (2013).
[03]Becker, T.: Zu den Tierknochen von Unterlübbe. In: Römer und Germanen in Ostwestfalen-Lippe. Untersuchungen zu kulturhistorischen Entwicklungen von der Mittellatenezeit bis zur jüngeren rönischen Kaiserzeit 2. Schriften des Lippischen Landesmuseums 9 (2013).
[04] Best, W.: Der Moorfundplatz bei Hille-Unterlübbe – Vorbericht über die Ausgrabungen der Jahre 1985 und 1986. In: Terra incognita? Die nördlichen Mittelgebirge im Spannungsfeld römischer und germanischer Politik um Christi Geburt. Akten des Kolloquiums im Lippischen Landesmuseum Detmold vom 17. bis 19. Juni 2004 (2008).
[05] Bemmann, J., Hahne, G.: Ältereisenzeitliche Heiligtümer im nördlichen Europa nach den archäologischen Quellen. In: Germanische Religionsgeschichte. Quellen und Quellenprobleme. Reallexikon Germanische Alertumskunde, Ergänzungsband 5 (1992).
[06] Heimatverein zwischen Berg und Bruch Oberlübbe Unterlübbe (Hrsg.): Archäologie, Siedlungsgeschichte und Schulwesen – Beiträge zur Ortsgeschichte, Heft 1 (1989).
[07] Drenhaus, U.: Hominidenmoorfunde aus der mittleren vorrömischen Eisenzeit in Unterlübbe, Kr. Minden-Lübbecke. In: Ausgrabungen und Funde in Westfalen-Lippe 6A (1988).

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