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<< Other Photo Pages >> Erdwerk von Müsleringen - Misc. Earthwork in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Erdwerk von Müsleringen
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 2.763 km away from the location you searched for.

Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Stolzenau
Latitude: 52.495977N  Longitude: 9.044065E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
1 Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
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3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
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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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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Erdwerk von Müsleringen
Erdwerk von Müsleringen submitted by Creative Commons : Earthwork of Müsleringen (Lower Saxony, Germany). Photo: Heinz-Dieter Freese, Lizenz: Creative Commons by-sa-3.0 de. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The earthwork of Müsleringen was discovered by aerial archaeology in 2008. It was recognized from crop marks in a field in Müsleringen, which is a part of the city of Stolzenau (Lower Saxony, Germany).

Subsequent partial excavations between 2009 and 2013 described the enclosure in more detail. Discovered pieces of charcoal were analyzed by radiocarbon dating and suggested that the earthwork was constructed between 5000 and 4000 BC.

Geomagnetic measurements showed, that the enclosure had a semicircular shape and a diamter of about 200m. It exhibits two trenches. The outer trench is 2.2m deep and 5m broad, while the inner trench is 3m broad. The trenches are disrupted by six earth bridges. There is a possibility, that also timber posts had been installed near the trenches.

The function of this earthwork is unknown. The archaeologists could not find traces of Neolithic houses within the earthwork. The discovered pieces of Neolithic pottery within the trenches might rather point to a ritual place than a settlement.

It is not clear, who built this earthwork. It was situated within the supposed border region between the Funnelbeaker culture and Michelsberg culture and the finds exhibit influences of both cultures.

References:
[01] Freese, H.D.: Ein neolithisches Erdwerk an der Weser nahe Stolzenau im Landkreis Nienburg (Weser.) In: Nachrichten aus Niedersachsens Urgeschichte, Bd. 79 (2010).
[02] Berthold, J. & Ramminger, B.: Fundchronik Niedersachsen 2011. In: Nachrichten aus Niedersachsens Urgeschichte, Beiheft 16 (2013).
[03]Ramminger, B.: Mahlstein auf der Grabensohle. In: Archäologie in Deutschland, 2 (2012).
[04] Helfert, M., Krause, Y. & Ramminger, B.: Geomagnetische Prospektionen am neolithischen Erdwerk bei Müsleringen, Ldkr. Nienburg/Weser. In: Berichte zur Denkmalpflege in Niedersachsen, 1 (2013).
[05] Ramminger, B., Sedlaczek, H., Helfert, M. & Kegler-Graiewski, N.:
Scherbenstreuung und Brandgräber – Neue Untersuchungen am neolithischen Erdwerk von Müsleringen. In: Archäologie in Niedersachsen (2013).
[06] Ramminger, B., Sedlaczek, H. & Kegler-Graiewski, N.: Vorläufige Ergebnisse zum neolithischen Erdwerk aus Müsleringen, Ldkr. Nienburg/Weser. In: Nachrichten aus Niedersachsens Urgeschichte, Band 82 (2013)
[07] Reimann, R.: Grabung 2012 im Erdwerk Stolzenau–Müsleringen. In: F. A. N. Post (2013).
[08] Ramminger, B., Sedlaczek, H., Helfert, M. & Kegler-Graiewski, N.:
Scherbenstreung und Brandgräber: Neue Untersuchungen am neolithischen Erdwerk von Müsleringen. In: Archäologie in Niedersachsen (2013).
[09] Lübbers, G.: Lehrgrabung 2013 der Universität Hamburg im neolithischen Erdwerk von Stolzenau–Müsleringen. In: Freundeskreis für Archäologie Niedersachsen e.V. (F. A. N.) (2014).
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