Visited May 2018
Text from information board:
The Oldenburger Totenstatt
Prehistoric cultural monuments of the Stone, Bronze and Iron Age
At the confluence of Lopau and Luhe, a remarkable group of monuments was built five thousand years ago with the construction of several megalithic tombs. Three burial chambers in long earthen mounds enclosed by boulders were designed as giant beds, a fourth burial ground lies in an oval hill.
During the Neolithic period (3000 to 1700 BC) the stone tombs were rebuilt several times. From the end of this period, and in the subsequent Bronze Age (1700 to 700 BC), some burial mounds were thrown up on the site. Urn burials from the Iron to Migration Period bear testimony to the unbroken tradition of burials on this central cemetery, which dates back to the 4th and 5th centuries AD.
The tombs have been owned by the state since the 19th century. The surrounding area was leased long term by the district of Lüneburg.
Visitors are urged to observe the given route guidance.
|
|
Image Credit: Uwe Häberle 05/2018
Posted by Nucleus
29th May 2018ce
Edited 29th May 2018ce |
NB: Unless otherwise stated, this image is protected under the copyright of the original poster and may not be re-used without permission.
|
|
Log in |
Register
Top of page