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Natrop Barrow Cemetery and giant Keyhole-Grave VII
Date Added: 4th Aug 2015
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 10th May 2015
Natrop Barrow Cemetery and giant Keyhole-Grave VII submitted by Harald_Platta on 10th May 2015. The image depicts the site map of the Keyhole-Grave VII of the cemetery Natrop in Datteln (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). This Bronze Age grave measured 72 m in length and was 27 m broad. It was surrounded by three trenches. The central burial pit measured 2.80 x 1.10 m and contained traces of a wooden coffin an cremated human remains. It has been speculated that this grave is the archetype of the keyhole-shaped graves.
Another, smaller keyhole grave is lying alligned to Keyhole-Grave V...
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Niederdollendorfer Bilderstein
Date Added: 4th Aug 2015
Site Type: Sculptured Stone
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 6th May 2015
Niederdollendorfer Bilderstein submitted by Harald_Platta on 6th May 2015. The Niederdollendorfer Bilderstein was found in Königswinter (North Rhine-Westphalia) in a Frankish cemetery of the 6th or 7th century AD.
The front side most likely shows a Germanic warrior. His left hand is lying on the Franconian short sword, while he holds a comb in his right hand. He wears a long-sleeved pant-like garment. Near his his right leg a canteen is
shown. The right hand and the left shoulder are touched by a two-headed snake, while a similar animal with opened mouth is s...
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Batimodus Stein
Date Added: 4th Aug 2015
Site Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 4th May 2015
Batimodus Stein submitted by Harald_Platta on 4th May 2015. The Stone of Batimodus was made around 400 AC and initially was the gravestone of Batimodus, a member of the romanized Germanic tribe of the Bataver.
It contains three times the christogram Chi Rho in the crux monogrammatica style. The christogram in the middle contains the Greek alpha and omega as a symbol for Christ.
© Platta 2015
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Syburg Cross-Stone
Date Added: 4th Aug 2015
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 2nd May 2015
Syburg Cross-Stone submitted by Harald_Platta on 2nd May 2015. The cross-stone of Syburg can regularly be seen at the church St. Peter zu Syburg in Dortmund (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). This photo was taken of the original stone, which was part of the temporary special exhibition "Werdendes Ruhrgebiet" in the Ruhr Museum Essen in 2015.
The stone displays a sun cross, which resembles the pagan symbol for the sun disc. The double line at the right side stems from the same time.
The other cross is an old saltire ("old missionary cross").
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Harpener Ringofen Neolithic Settlements
Date Added: 4th Aug 2015
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2015
submitted by on .
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Ruhrkämpfer-Denkmal
Date Added: 4th Aug 2015
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 27th Apr 2015
Ruhrkämpfer-Denkmal submitted by Harald_Platta on 27th Apr 2015. The Stonehenge of Essen is situated at the end of a small forest, which makes it seem somewhat illuminated in the summer. This photo was taken in June 2010, when the information panel was already damaged, but not stolen yet.
© Platta 2010
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Wirmerstraße LBK-Settlement
Date Added: 4th Aug 2015
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 24th Apr 2015
Wirmerstraße LBK-Settlement submitted by Harald_Platta on 24th Apr 2015. Site map of the LBK-settlement (ca 5500-4500 BC) at the Wirmerstraße in Bochum (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). The postholes of the houses as well as the pits are depicted.
Image based on a scanned figure from the book "Karl Brandt: Neolithische Siedlungsplätze im Stadtgebiet von Bochum (1967)."
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Venetianer-Stollen
Date Added: 4th Aug 2015
Site Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 21st Apr 2015
Venetianer-Stollen submitted by dodomad on 21st Apr 2015. The entrance of the Venetianer-Stollen in Bestwig (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Photo taken from the press release "Warum es im Bergwerk Ramsbeck doch nicht spukt." by Ann-Christin Nemeita and Anika Schnier of the news portal "http://www.derwesten.de".
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Auf dem Gericht - Rössen Settlement
Date Added: 4th Aug 2015
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 15th Apr 2015
Auf dem Gericht - Rössen Settlement submitted by Harald_Platta on 15th Apr 2015. Pieces of decorated pottery found in the Rössen Culture settlement in Bochum-Werne.
Image based on a scanned page of the book "Brandt, K.: Neolithische Siedlungsplätze im Stadtgebiet von Bochum (1967)".
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Galgenhügel Schuir
Date Added: 4th Aug 2015
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 15th Apr 2015
Galgenhügel Schuir submitted by Harald_Platta on 15th Apr 2015. View from the west towards the artificial mound Galgenhügel Schuir in Essen (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany).
© Platta 2015
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Gräberfeld Lilienthalstraße
Date Added: 10th Oct 2015
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 15th Apr 2015. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 3 Access 5
Gräberfeld Lilienthalstraße submitted by Harald_Platta on 10th Oct 2015. The Gräberfeld Lilienthalstraße is a barrow cemetery in Essen and Mühlheim an der Ruhr (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany).
The 3D reconstruction of the site was made by the project Archäologische RuhrZeiten and can now be seen at Google Earth.
The image shows the barrows No. 1-6 in front of today`s A52 highway.
The image was taken from the online news article "Stadtarchäologie - Fund des Monats August 2011: Das Hügelgräberfeld an der Lilienthalstraße: Institut legt 3. Be...
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Pater und Nonne
Date Added: 25th Sep 2015
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 15th Apr 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Pater und Nonne submitted by Andreas on 1st Apr 2010. view approximately from the Southwest
(March 2010)
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Dechenhoehle
Date Added: 25th Sep 2015
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 15th Apr 2015. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Dechenhoehle submitted by Andreas on 14th Apr 2010. view to some nice sinterings over a small pond
(March 2010)
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Historisches Museum Bamberg
Date Added: 7th Oct 2021
Site Type: Museum
Country: Germany (Bavaria)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2015. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Historisches Museum Bamberg submitted by Mura on 2nd Jun 2009. 3 probable Iron Age statue menhirs found in 1857 at an undisclosed location and taken to the Bamberg Historical Museum. Together with Ebracher Goetzenstein at the right.
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Staffelberg
Date Added: 4th Aug 2015
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Germany (Bavaria)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2015
Staffelberg submitted by Flickr on 13th Apr 2015. Staffelberg Image copyright: Christian Stelzmann (Christian S.), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
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Eisenzeithaus Venne
Date Added: 4th Aug 2015
Site Type: Museum
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2015
Eisenzeithaus Venne submitted by Flickr on 13th Apr 2015. Eisenzeithaus Venne Im Jahre 2008 wurde in Ostercappeln-Venne ein Gehöft aus der vorrömischen Eisenzeit rekonstruiert. Das Projekt steht im Zusammenhang mit dem Ausgrabungsprojekt Schnippenburg. Auf dem 3000 qm großen Areal wird das Leben der Menschen etwa 300 v. Chr. anschaulich vermittelt.
Das zweischiffige Haus ist mit Reetgras gedeckt und besteht aus Eichenpfosten mit lehmverputzten Flechtwerkwänden. Die Firsthöhe beträgt ca. 5,50 m. Bei einer Länge von 16 m und einer Breite von ...
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Schlüsselloch-Gräberfeld Oespeler Bach
Date Added: 4th Aug 2015
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2015
Schlüsselloch-Gräberfeld Oespeler Bach submitted by Harald_Platta on 13th Apr 2015. Reconstructed excavation situation and round barrow in the Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte Dortmund.
© Platta 2015
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Museum Schnippenburg
Date Added: 4th Aug 2015
Site Type: Museum
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 12th Apr 2015
Museum Schnippenburg submitted by dodomad on 12th Apr 2015. Museum Schnippenburg in Ostercappeln (Lower Saxony, Germany).
Picture from the press release "Führung durch das Museum Schnippenburg" by Rainer Westendorf in Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung (http://www.noz.de/lokales/ostercappeln/artikel/464891/fuhrung-durch-das-museum-schnippenburg).
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Schnippenburg Hillfort
Date Added: 4th Aug 2015
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2015
Schnippenburg Hillfort submitted by Creative Commons on 11th Apr 2015. View to the Schnippenburg from the south.
By Axel Hartmann, Köln (Forschungsprojekt Schnippenburg) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Buselohstrasse Rössen-Settlement
Date Added: 4th Aug 2015
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2015
Buselohstrasse Rössen-Settlement submitted by Harald_Platta on 11th Apr 2015. Piece of decorated pottery found at the Rössen Culture settlement at the Buselohstrasse in Bochum (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany).
Photo scanned from the book "Brandt, K.: Neolithische Siedlungsplätze im Stadtgebiet von Bochum (1967)".
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