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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kirchborchen Steinkiste (1) Alternative Name: Urgeschichtliches Steinkammergrab Kirchborchen I
Country: Germany Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Paderborn Nearest Village: Kirchborchen
Latitude: 51.653980N Longitude: 8.719410E
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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

2 Ambience:

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3	Ordinary
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1	Awful
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3 Access:

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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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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**Kirchborchen Steinkiste (1)** submitted by johnstone : View from the road side, Sep.3, 2024 (Vote or comment on this photo)

This late neolithic tomb at Kirchborchen is situated east of the street "An den Steinkisten". The chamber is about 21 meters long and about 3 m wide. It's oriented Northeast-Southwest.

The entrance, an oval so-called Seelenloch ("Soul Hole") is at the southeastern long side. It's situated under the ground level, so it can't be seen.

Most of the supporting stones have been preserved. But just one capstone has remained.

Grave additions were food, beverages, adornment, arms and tools.

The tombs at Kirchborchen most probably have been built about 3400-3000 BC, like most of the gallery graves of eastern Westphalia and nothern Hesse. They are related to the late neolithic Wartberg culture.
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