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<< Other Photo Pages >> Atteln Galeriegrab (2) - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Atteln Galeriegrab (2)
Country: Germany Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Paderborn  Nearest Village: Atteln
Latitude: 51.599047N  Longitude: 8.806238E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Atteln Galeriegrab (2)
Atteln Galeriegrab (2) submitted by Creative Commons : Picture of Atteln II during the excavation in 1926. Von August Stieren (1885-1970) - August Stieren: Ein Bericht über Grabungen und Funde für die Jahre 1925–1928 (= Bodenaltertümer Westfalens. Band 1). Westfälische Vereinsdruckerei, Münster 1929, S. 36–39 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeum/catalog/b... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Remains of a 30m long gallery grave (Steinkammergrab, Allée couverte). Largest preserved capstone 2,8m by 3m.
Partly preserved below ground-level. Hence it cannot be looked at.

References:
[1] Günther, K., 'Die Steinzeit in den Kreisen Büren und Paderborn', S. 28-47
in: Führer zu vor- und frühgeschichtlichen Denkmälern, Band 20 'Paderborner Hochfläche, Paderborn, Büren, Salzkotten', von Zabern, Mainz, 1971
[2] Günther, Klaus:
Die neolithischen Steinkammergräber von Atteln, Kr. Paderborn (Westfalen). Germania 57, 1979, 153-161.
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Atteln Galeriegrab (2)
Atteln Galeriegrab (2) submitted by Creative Commons : Map of Atteln II. Von August Stieren (1885-1970) - August Stieren: Ein Bericht über Grabungen und Funde für die Jahre 1925–1928 (= Bodenaltertümer Westfalens. Band 1). Westfälische Vereinsdruckerei, Münster 1929, S. 36–39 (Online)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Link (Vote or comment on this photo)

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