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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Grabhügelfeld OsterholzCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 7.974 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Nordstemmen Nearest Village: Heyersum
Latitude: 52.132405N Longitude: 9.807071E
Condition:
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
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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The Grabhügelfeld Osterholz is a Bronze Age barrow cemetry in the Osterholz forest in Nordstemmen-Heyersum (Lower Saxony/Germany).
Today, 84 round barrows are still visible.
Reference:
[01] Wulf, F.-W.: Das Grabhügelfeld im Hosterholz bei Heyersum – seit 1808 bekannt. In: An Weser und Leine – Ausflüge zwischen Hannover, Hildesheim, Schaumburg und Hameln. - Ausflüge zur Archäologie, Geschichte und Kultur in Deutschland. Band 59 (2015).
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