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Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (2)
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 25th Feb 2011
Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (2) submitted by Martin_L on 25th Feb 2011. The barrow viewed from the South. Still up to 2m high.
Judging from the size of the slightly oval barrows' remains this chamber originally was approximately 10m long and oriented West-East. I estimate it had five capstones. Only 4 orthostats are preserved: The eastern chamber end orthostat and one adjacent orthostat of each long side. When Sprockhoff et al. examined the site there was another orthostat in situ at position N3 (counting from the East). Nowadays this is not visible anymore,...
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Werpeloh Steingrab 5
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Mar 2011
Werpeloh Steingrab 5 submitted by Martin_L on 22nd Mar 2011. Werpeloh V viewed from the East.
Chamber measuring appr. 6m by 3,2m [1]. It is halfway exposed, the dry-walling is robbed, but all ortostats are preserved and in situ, except for the western entrance orthostat (EW). The 3 capstones collapsed into the chamber (C1-C3). The chamber probably had a more unusual entrance in the South consisting of two orthostats (EW and EW) set slightly inwards beside the orthostats W3 and E3. In contrast Werpeloh IV just 12m to the West is a classic passage grav...
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Boerger Steingrab 'Steenhus'
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 9th May 2011
Boerger Steingrab 'Steenhus' submitted by Martin_L on 9th May 2011. Passage and lateral entrance at the Southern long-side. Halfway embedded into the eroded earthwork. Missing passage orthostats in the East are marked (PE1 and PE2).
Skeleton of an impressive large passage grave of Emsland/Drenthe-type. Chamber length appr. 23,5m, orientated appr. W-E.
Nine out of 11 chamber capstones are preserved. Enclosure was approximately 29m by 10m, but is robbed except for one (visible to the left in this picture) and possibly a second stone in the west.
Referen...
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Wahnbek Alte Kapelle
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 18th May 2011
Wahnbek Alte Kapelle submitted by Martin_L on 18th May 2011. "Alte Kapelle" viewed from the SE.
Preserved in situ are four chamber- and one passage-orthostat [1].
Passage orthostat:
oriented NE-SW, length is 80cm (all my measurings are only approx.) at SW long side,
SW long side:
one orthostat (110cm x 70cm, visible height 60cm), adjacent to the remaining passage orthostat
SE narrow side:
one deeply embedded orthostat (60cm x 40 cm, visible height 30cm) most probably marking the south-eastern chamber end
NE long side:
One orthos...
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Steinkimmen Steingrab 1
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 27th May 2011
Steinkimmen Steingrab 1 submitted by Martin_L on 27th May 2011. View West. Showing central capstone (entrance was located between its southern orthostats) and the western half of this massive passage grave.
Especially the chambers' capstones are largely destroyed by explosives. Most orthostats are preserved, but the chamber is at least halfways filled with earth.
May 2008
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Steinkimmen Steingrab 2
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 27th May 2011
Steinkimmen Steingrab 2 submitted by Martin_L on 27th May 2011. Central part with fallen and damaged capstone. View West.
Especially the chambers' capstones are largely destroyed by explosives. Eight orthostats of each long side are preserved, but as the chambers' narrow sides are lost the original length cannot be determined without data from excavation. Length of the chamber was at least 14,5m.
May 2008
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Kleine Sloopsteine
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jun 2011
Kleine Sloopsteine submitted by Martin_L on 7th Jun 2011. Pole aerial view* from the North. East west oriented neolithic chamber of unknown type. Clear length at least 7m. Exposed and damaged in historic times.
*Depicted area measures appr. 15m by 10m
April 2011
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Simris Rock Carving Panel
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Sweden (Skåne)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jul 2011
Simris Rock Carving Panel submitted by Martin_L on 13th Jul 2011. Part of Simrishamn Hällristning RAÄ 23:1 panel.
Scan of photo taken in 1992
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Naquane
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Italy (Lombardia)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2011
Naquane submitted by Martin_L on 20th Jul 2011. Part of Roccia 35 (Panel 35)
Photo taken in 2004
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Venus of Willendorf
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Austria
Visited: Yes on 26th Jul 2011
Venus of Willendorf submitted by Martin_L on 26th Jul 2011. To give a sense of scale. (Replica of course :)
July 2011
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Björnemyren Hällkista
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Cist
Country: Sweden (Bohuslän)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jul 2011
Björnemyren Hällkista submitted by Martin_L on 28th Jul 2011. Björnemyren Hällkista. View towards the north-eastern narrow side. Some kerbstones of the round enclosure are partly visible.
Scan of a diapositive from 1993
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Kräppelstein
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Germany (Hesse)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Aug 2011
Kräppelstein submitted by Martin_L on 3rd Aug 2011. "Kräppelstein" Menhir at Trais in August 2011. Seen from SW.
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Heiliger Stein
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Germany (Hesse)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Aug 2011
Heiliger Stein submitted by Martin_L on 3rd Aug 2011. Pole aerial view showing the ensemble from the SW. The bronze age cist originally located inside the damaged neolithic chamber was rebuilt outside it besides the menhir.
The neolithic chamber is halfways embedded into the ground, but very massive. Width appr. 3,5m.
August 2011
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Bornsen Steingrab 2
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Saxony-Anhalt)
Visited: Yes on 6th Aug 2011
Bornsen Steingrab 2 submitted by Martin_L on 6th Aug 2011. Elevated view from the West, showing some of the more than 30 cup-marks on the westernmost capstone. The second capstone (counting from the West) is robbed while C3 and C4 are preserved.
June 2009
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Diesdorf Steingrab 1
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Saxony-Anhalt)
Visited: Yes on 6th Aug 2011
Diesdorf Steingrab 1 submitted by Martin_L on 6th Aug 2011. The damaged extended dolmen chamber viewed from the NW.
A fragment of the first (counting from the NW) capstone visible between the orthostats at photos' centre. The massive second capstone slipped off its orthostats as a result of the destruction attempts which as usual included the removal of all intermediate stones and the drywalling.
June 2009
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D54c Hooghalen
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 8th Aug 2011
D54c Hooghalen submitted by Martin_L on 8th Aug 2011. September 2010
Right:
Many insects seemed to enjoy the site.
Left:
The remains of this largely destroyed megalithic tomb were discovered in 1947 and examined by van Giffen et al. . According to their research the chamber originally measured approximately 6m by 3,3m.
Chamber type is unknown, but passage graves are the most common type in this area. Nowadays there is one larger stone visible inside a deep oval pit. Site is not signposted and there is no path leading to it (La...
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Burghöhle Klusenstein
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 11th Aug 2011
Burghöhle Klusenstein submitted by Martin_L on 11th Aug 2011. View from a western passage back towards the main hall. Beautiful sinterings (dripstone sinter) at the wall to the left. August 2011
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Volkringhauser Höhle
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Aug 2011
Volkringhauser Höhle submitted by Martin_L on 23rd Aug 2011. The entrance is 5m wide and up to 3m high. After only 5m the cave ends in two small passages filled up with silt.
Obviously Volkringhauser cave was already used in prehistoric times. Several findings (tools from bone, flint and lydite) from stone age (Mousterien and/or Acheuleen) prove this. Examined by Brandt, Andree et al. in 1928.
August 2011
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Dahlmann Höhle
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Aug 2011
Dahlmann Höhle submitted by Martin_L on 23rd Aug 2011. Centre: cave entrance.
Left and right: cave inhabitants.
Indeed this cave is home of a very large colony of cave spiders. They are just everywhere.
August 2011
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D4 Midlaren
Date Added: 19th Mar 2012
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 14th Sep 2011
D4 Midlaren submitted by Martin_L on 14th Sep 2011. Pole aerial view. Skeleton of a 7 capstone passage grave, halfways embedded into the ground/remains of its barrow. Measuring approx. 14,8m by 3,8m. Damaged passage marked "P".
Currently the partly ruined farm buildings beside it are getting restored.
August 2011
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