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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Konstanz-HinterhausenCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 12.84 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: Baden-Wuerttemberg Type: Crannog
Nearest Town: Konstanz
Latitude: 47.665219N Longitude: 9.194067E
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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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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The crannog Konstanz-Hinterhausen is located at the Lake Constance (Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany). It was mainly used between 4000–3500 BC as well as 3000–2500 BC. Finds from the Neolithic Goldberg-III-Gruppe were made at the site.
The site was first described in 1859. The discovery of the oldest house was made in 2014. It was found by the archaeologists via the use of drones. The information of the drones was very helpful, because diving at this position is very difficult due to the strong current. This oldest building measured 3 m x 8 m. Based on dendrochronology, it was built in 3910 BC.
The site is located in a special topographical location near the narrow ford of the Rhein river and therefore could control the crossing of the Rhine. Today, the original remains of the settlement are preserved beneath the ground.
The site is part of the UNESCO world heritage Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps.
References:
[01] unesco-pfahlbauten-org: Konstanz-Hinterhausen: Welterbestätte DE-BW-06.
[02] Walheim, P.: Archäologen finden Pfahlbau-Reste im Bodensee - Taucher haben im Bodensee vor Konstanz die Überreste des bislang ältesten Hauses der Stadt gefunden. Die Pfähle sind fast 6000 Jahre alt.
In: Südwest Presse (03.04.2014).
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