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Goseck Circle
Early Neolithic · Stichbandkeramik / Stroke-Ornamented ware
4900 BCE circular ditch and double timber palisade with solstice gates — Europe's oldest solar observatory.
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Dohnsen-Siddernhausen Dolmen
The dolmen (German: Großsteingrab) on a low elevation between the villages of Dohnsen and Siddernhausen near the town of Bergen in North Germany, was originally 500 m further north.
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Great Dolmen of Dwasieden
The Great dolmen of Dwasieden (German: Großdolmen von Dwasieden), is a great dolmen in the borough of Sassnitz, on the Jasmund peninsula of Germany's largest island, Rügen.
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Altendorf Gallery Grave — Naumburg
Late Neolithic (Wartberg culture, 3400–2800 BCE) · Wartberg (Funnel Beaker–Wartberg late group)
The Altendorf grave (Wartberg culture, late Neolithic c.3400–3000 BCE), on the Altenburg ridge near Naumburg 24 km southwest of Kassel, was a 17-m gallery grave chamber 17.5 m long inside a 17 × 5 m…
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Gudensberg-Maden Grave Field — Schwalm-Eder
Late Neolithic (Wartberg 3400–2800 BCE) · Wartberg
The Gudensberg-Maden cluster, on the basalt Odenberg plateau 15 km south of Kassel, is a Wartberg gallery grave field of at least three known 12–15 m gallery chambers (Maden I–III) and cist graves of…
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Calden Gallery Grave — Eckhardshausen
Late Neolithic (Wartberg c.3400–2800 BCE; Erdwerk c.3700 BCE) · Wartberg (with Michelsberg enclosure precursor)
Calden II is one of two Wartberg gallery graves (c.3400–3000 BCE) on the Calden plateau north of Kassel, a 10-m gallery chamber of limestone slabs within a 12 × 4 m mound, adjacent to the 7-hectare…
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Pömmelte Ring Sanctuary
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age · Bell Beaker → Únětice / Early Bronze Age
115 m Bell Beaker/Early Bronze Age ring sanctuary with seven concentric timber-ditch circles and ritual pits, c.2300 BCE.
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Lancken-Granitz Dolmens
Neolithic (4000–2000 BCE) · European Neolithic
Lancken-Granitz Dolmens in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany is a Neolithic megalithic monument dating to c. 3500–2500 BCE, built of local stone and associated with Atlantic farming communities.
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Lohra Gallery Grave
Late Neolithic · Wartberg
Wartberg culture gallery grave (c. 3000 BCE) at Lohra, Hesse, 20 m long gallery with sandstone orthostats, perforated door-stone and collective burials for ~20 individuals.
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Warburg-Rimbeck Passage Grave
Late Neolithic · Wartberg
Wartberg passage grave at Rimbeck near Warburg (c. 3400–3000 BCE), 18 m gallery with limestone orthostats, antechamber and 10+ burials.
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Fritzlar-Züschen Gallery Grave — Schwalm-Eder
Late Neolithic (Wartberg 3400–2900 BCE) · Wartberg
The Züschen gallery grave (c.3400–3000 BCE, Wartberg), just east of Fritzlar near the Eder, is a 20.5-m masterpiece, Germany's longest gallery tomb, with 30 sandstone orthostats enclosing a chamber…
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Goldbusch
The Goldbusch is a great dolmen (German: Großdolmen), a type prehistoric grave site, that lies between Altensien and Moritzdorf on the German Baltic Sea island of Rügen.
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Klein Upahl Megalithic Grave
Neolithic (4000–2000 BCE) · European Neolithic
Klein Upahl Megalithic Grave in Mecklenburg, Ludwigslust-Parchim, Germany is a Neolithic megalithic monument dating to c.
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Düstenhöge (Düstermühle) Megalith in Emsland
Middle Neolithic · Funnel Beaker — Emsland
Emsland passage grave (c. 3300 BCE) near Meppen, 15 m hunebed with chamber and oval enclosure, TRB Emsland group. Capstones partly displaced but chamber well preserved in forest clearing.
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Harhoog
The Harhoog is a dolmen, a rectangular megalithic tomb from the Funnelbeaker culture, located near Keitum on the island of Sylt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
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Hünengrab Nobbin on Rügen
Middle Neolithic · Funnel Beaker (TRB)
Funnel Beaker (TRB) extended dolmen (c. 3500–2800 BCE) at Nobbin, Rügen Island, 30 m trapezoid enclosure with guard stones, chamber with 3 capstones and Neolithic depositions.
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Denghoog
Denghoog is a Neolithic passage grave dating from around 3000 BC on the northern edge of Wenningstedt-Braderup on the German island of Sylt. The name Denghoog derives from the Söl'ring Deng (Thing) and Hoog (Hill).
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Altmark Megalithic Grave Beesewege
Neolithic (4000–2000 BCE) · European Neolithic
Altmark Megalithic Grave Beesewege in Saxony-Anhalt, Altmark, Germany is a Neolithic megalithic monument dating to c.
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Großsteingrab Soderstorf
Neolithic (4000–2000 BCE) · European Neolithic
Großsteingrab Soderstorf in Lower Saxony, Lüneburg Heath, Germany is a Neolithic megalithic monument dating to c. 3500–2500 BCE, built of local stone and associated with Atlantic farming communities.
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Brenz Megalithic Field
Neolithic (4000–2000 BCE) · European Neolithic
Brenz Megalithic Field in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany is a Neolithic megalithic monument dating to c. 3500–2500 BCE, built of local stone and associated with Atlantic farming communities.
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Oldendorfer Totenstatt
Middle Neolithic to Bronze Age · Funnel Beaker → Corded Ware → Bronze Age
Lüneburg Heath megalithic necropolis of four Funnel Beaker long dolmens spanning 3400-1000 BCE on heath ridge.
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Großsteingrab at Barnstorf-Bremen Enclosure
Middle Neolithic · Funnel Beaker (TRB) — Emsland Group
TRB passage grave at Barnstorf (c. 3500 BCE), Emsland-type hunebed 22 m long enclosure with chamber and cup-marked capstone, in Lower Saxon plain. Excavated 19th century with funnel beakers and amber.
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Fraubillen cross
The Fraubillen cross (German: Fraubillenkreuz) is a menhir, which has been resculpted into a cross.
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Glauberg Celtic Oppidum
Early Iron Age (Hallstatt La Tène A) · Early Celtic (Hallstatt/Latenian) — Glauberg horizon
Early Celtic princely oppidum with 350 m avenue, statue-menhir of leaf-crowned warrior and 50 m gold-burial mound, c.450 BCE.