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Multi-periodSite Name: Smiřice Paleolithic SettlementCountry: Czech Republic Region: Bohemia Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Smiřice
Latitude: 50.301729N Longitude: 15.858843E
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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A massive natural terrain shift / platform along the river Elbe was a safe shelter during floods and so it was settled since deepest prehistoric times. This terrain shift is clearly visible in this particular place and is cut through by the railway track.
In 1903, in the area of the old brickyard of Smiřice town was found a flint and a piece of a stag's horn from the mid Paleolithic period about 70 000 years old, when the place was inhabited by Neanderthals. Other rich archaeological findings around Smiřice belong to later periods: neolithic, La Tene and Hallstatt culture.
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