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etherashe
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|  New Message Posted!2008-11-26 05:52
Thanks for the responses.
Yeah, I was wondering of the possibility of mining ruins, but the layout of the area seems somewhat incongruent to other mining activities I have seen.
I would be more inclined to think it was related to a Roman settlement, particularly after what I've seen in Bonn, Cologne and Xanten. This area was crawling with Romans, and given the close proximity, along with strategic position high above the river, I could easily see why any military operation would build there.
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On 2008-11-24 11:57, etherashe wrote:
Does anybody know if there is any evidence of prehistoric sutterains in the seven-mountains area, just south of Bonn, Germany?
While hiking recently in the hills, I ran across some interesting mounds and a few places that look like collapsed sutterains. One is definitely too big to be a well, egg-shaped & pointing to the south, and the whole area is layered with what appears to be defensive earthworks (rings). It all is designed in such a way that reminds me of tomb-forts in Ireland (County Meath).
This area is full of fortresses and castles, mostly medieval and in ruins, and there was also a strong Roman presence, particularly to the north, near Cologne. But for some reason, I get the feeling the area I am talking about is older.
Any insight or expertise would be appreciated.
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Souterrains /fogous etc in the British Isles tend to be sausage shaped , and in many cases did have a possible relationship to Roman occupation i.e. they were almost certainly for storage e.g. grain and their demise is coincident with the Roman evacuation .
Judging by your description it could be quarrying , mine working , bell pits etc .
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AlexHunger
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| New Message Posted!2008-11-24 12:06
This is very interesting information. We have relatively little info on this sort of sites in Hessen. We only have a couple of Dozen of menhirs and even fewer Dolmen listed in the area. There were some Celtic hillforts on the eastern side of the Rhine, as Roman domination ended at the Rhine. Any further information you dig up would be much appreciated.
kind regards
Alex
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etherashe
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| New Message Posted!2008-11-24 11:57
Does anybody know if there is any evidence of prehistoric sutterains in the seven-mountains area, just south of Bonn, Germany?
While hiking recently in the hills, I ran across some interesting mounds and a few places that look like collapsed sutterains. One is definitely too big to be a well, egg-shaped & pointing to the south, and the whole area is layered with what appears to be defensive earthworks (rings). It all is designed in such a way that reminds me of tomb-forts in Ireland (County Meath).
This area is full of fortresses and castles, mostly medieval and in ruins, and there was also a strong Roman presence, particularly to the north, near Cologne. But for some reason, I get the feeling the area I am talking about is older.
Any insight or expertise would be appreciated.
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