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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Erdwerk von Brakel-ErkelnCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 3.195 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Brakel
Latitude: 51.688685N Longitude: 9.220227E
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 |
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The earthwork was built between 4400 - 3500 BC. It may have enclosed an area of 12 ha. It is not entirely clear, if the earthwork was used as a fortification of a settlement or if it surrounded a sanctuary or a gathering place.
Today, the Erdwerk von Brakel-Erkeln is visible as crop marks. Parts of the trench were transferred to the LWL-Museum für Archäologie in Herne. 22 t of stones from the enclosure were reconstructed in the museum to form a 1.2 m deep, 3 m broad and 10 m long part of the enclosure. Gauze draperies imitate the tall ramparts. The finds are presented as a section through the earthwork in the permanent exhibition of the museum in Herne.
Several of the discovered stone tools are displayed in the local history museum Erkelner Heimatstube, which is situated near the earthwork in Brakel.
Text References:
[01] Hinz, M.: Territoriale und soziale Strukturen. Modelle zur Kollektivgrabsitte der Wartberg-Gruppe (2007).
[02] Meyer, M. & Raetzel-Fabian, D.: Neolithische Grabenwerke in Mitteleuropa - Ein Ãœberblick (2006).
[03] Fischer, M. (Red.): Auf dem Weg ins neue Museum: Zurück nach Herne - Ein
Mahlstein als Symbol für die ersten Bauern vor 7.000 Jahren. Mitteilung vom 06.02.03. In: LWL-Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit (2003).
[04] Raetzel-Fabian, D.: Calden. Erdwerk und Bestattungsplatze des Jungneolithikums. Architektur – Ritual – Chronologie. In: Univforsch. Prahist. Arch. 70 (2000).
[05] Best, W.: Bericht über die archäologische Luftbildauswertung im
Regierungsbezirk Detmold. April bis November 1986. In: Ausgr. u. Funde
Westfalen-Lippe 5 (1987).
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