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Multi-periodSite Name: Holsthum GraeberfeldCountry: Germany Land: Rhineland-Palatinate Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Nearest Town: Trier Nearest Village: Holsthum
Latitude: 49.885428N Longitude: 6.409197E
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 |
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Cist in Rhineland-Palatinate
Gallo-Roman rock-hole cemetery (2nd century CE). In the past the rock-cists were covered with capstones or small menhirs. There are two cemetery fields to see with many burials/stone cists.
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