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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: WiddertshaeuschenCountry: Germany Land: Rhineland-Palatinate Type: Chambered Tomb
Latitude: 49.567470N Longitude: 6.580680E
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 |
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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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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 |
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Inside a heavy sandstone-bloc is a chamber of 2,2 x 2,4 m width and a depth of 90 cm. Upside the chamber lies a heavy stone which was designed like a a crossed saddle roof. At the gable is an inscription in latin: "This tomb was build by M. Restionius Restitutus, M. Restitutius Auroria(nus) und Restituatia Auro(riana)".
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