Knowledge (XXG)

Neolithic circular enclosures in Central Europe

Source 📝

694: 105: 63: 43: 31: 90: 338:
Karnabrunn, Kleedorf, Kleinrötz, Michelstetten, Moosbierbaum, Mühlbach am Manhartsberg, Oberthern, Perchtoldsdorf, Plank am Kamp, Porrau, Pottenbrunn, Pranhartsberg, Puch, Rosenburg, Schletz, Simonsfeld, Statzendorf, Steinabrunn, Stiefern, Straß im Straßertale, Strögen, Velm, Wetzleinsdorf, Wilhelmsdorf, Winden, Würnitz. Upper Austria:
78: 780:
André Spatzier, Systematische Untersuchungen der Kreisgrabenanlage von Pömmelte-Zackmünde, Salzlandkreis. Zum Abschluss der Grabungen an mitteldeutschen Rondellen im Rahmen der Forschergruppe FOR:550. In: H. Meller (Hrsg.), Zusammengegraben - Kooperationsprojekte in Sachsen-Anhalt. Tagung vom 17. bis
323:
in Slovakia (Ivan Kuzma 2004): about 50 candidate sites from aerial surveys, not all of which are expected to date to the Neolithic. There are 15 known neolithic (Lengyel) sites. The largest of these are (with outer diameters of more than 100 m): Svodín 2 (140 m), Demandice (120 m), Bajtava (175 m),
337:
in Austria (Doneus et al. 2004): 47 known sites with diameters between 40 and 180 m. Lower Austria: Asparn an der Zaya, Altruppersdorf, Altruppersdorf, Au am Leithagebirge, Friebritz (2 sites), Gauderndorf, Glaubendorf (2 sites), Gnadendorf, Göllersdorf, Herzogbirbaum, Hornsburg, Immendorf, Kamegg,
454:
Bavaria: Lower Bavaria: Eching-Viecht, Künzing-Unternberg, Meisternthal, Moosburg an der Isar-Kirchamper, Oberpöring-Gneiding, Osterhofen-Schmiedorf (2 sites), Stephansposching Wallerfing-Ramsdorf, Zeholfing-Kothingeichendorf; Upper Bavaria: Penzberg
324:
Horné Otrokovce (150 m), Podhorany-Mechenice (120 m), Cífer (127 m), Golianovo (210 m), Žitavce (145 m), Hosťovce (250–300 m), Prašník (175 m). Others include: Borovce, Bučany, Golianovo, Kľačany, Milanovce, Nitrianský Hrádok, Ružindol-Borová.
359: 3219: 199:
is an exact ellipse with identifiable focal points. The distribution of these structures seems to suggest a spread from the middle Danube (southern Slovakia and western Hungary) towards the west (
239:, constructed much later during c. 3000 to 1000 BC (late Neolithic to Bronze Age). But, by contrast to the long lifetime of the "Megalithic" culture, the time window during which the neolithic 678:
Die mittelneolithische Kreisgrabenanlage von Stephansposching, Lkr. Deggendorf zum Kenntnisstand nach den archäologischen und naturwissenschaftlichen Untersuchungen der Jahre 2008 und 2009.
254:
1886, but it was only with systematic aerial survey in the 1980s and the 1990s that their ubiquity in the region became apparent. Three types have been distinguished:
806: 2923: 2564: 2305: 745:
Peter F. Biel, "Measuring time in the European Neolithic? The function and meaning of Central European circular enclosures" in: Iain Morley, Colin Renfrew (eds.),
569: 2520: 2029: 642: 308:. The observational determination of the time of solstice would not have served a practical (agricultural) purpose, but could have been used to maintain a 261:
multiple circuits of ditches interrupted with entrances at cardinal or astronomically-oriented points and also having an internal single or double timber
3138: 2673: 2352: 1803: 708: 3209: 799: 334:(Stk IVA). Běhařovice, Borkovany, Bulhary, Krpy, Křepice, Mašovice, Němčičky, Rašovice, Těšetice, Vedrovice, Vinoř roundel near Prague 176:
land some 800 km (500 mi) across. They date to the first half of the 5th millennium BC; they are associated with the late
2833: 2903: 1930: 836: 754: 739: 46:
Archaeological cultures in Neolithic Europe of the late 5th millennium BC. The Central European cultures associated with roundels (
2024: 3229: 2549: 1940: 978: 792: 663: 401: 390: 195:
Only a few examples approximate a circular form; the majority are only very approximately circular or elliptic. One example at
2793: 2666: 507: 331: 181: 51: 3169: 2162: 1692: 952: 781:
20. Mai 2009 im Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte Halle (Saale). Arch. Sachsen-Anhalt Sonderbd. 13 (Halle/Saale 2012), 89-98.
2157: 1697: 1170: 1123: 589:, Neolithic Circular Enclosures in Europe, International Workshop in Goseck (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) 7.-9. Mai 2004 ( 551:, say between Budapest and Brunswick (800 km). Including outliers, the area is somewhat larger, encompassing most of 1020: 723:
Neolithic Circular Enclosures in Europe, International Workshop in Goseck (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) 7.-9. Mai 2004 (
243:
were in use is surprisingly narrow, lasting only for about 200–300 years (roughly 49th to 47th centuries BC).
2803: 2425: 2226: 556: 2878: 3224: 3214: 2724: 2659: 2137: 2046: 3234: 3174: 2823: 2420: 1512: 1057: 140:; sometimes also "rondeloid", since many are not even approximately circular). They are mostly confined to the 705: 3110: 2537: 2447: 1619: 1386: 1205: 1138: 870: 497: 397: 247: 232: 119: 116: 3120: 2952: 2740: 2729: 2625: 2499: 2105: 1996: 1984: 1680: 1421: 1260: 897: 831: 815: 177: 1567: 2977: 2706: 2364: 2300: 2174: 1867: 1793: 1562: 1500: 1376: 1324: 1317: 863: 104: 543:
map in Daim and Neubauer 2005, p. 14; reprinted in Plath 2011, p. 24. Main distribution is between the
251: 62: 3179: 3143: 3000: 2813: 2768: 2581: 2576: 2559: 2554: 2532: 2322: 2036: 1889: 1781: 1685: 1478: 1163: 1133: 962: 905: 492: 3045: 2929: 2918: 2883: 2873: 2828: 2788: 2778: 2719: 2620: 2231: 2090: 1923: 1456: 1329: 1210: 1185: 292:
sometimes dubbed "observatory", with openings aligned with the points sunrise and/or sunset at the
42: 2934: 30: 3065: 2783: 2571: 2474: 2376: 2189: 1584: 1371: 1101: 1067: 365: 309: 277: 2967: 2808: 2651: 777:. Horn, Wien : Berger, 2005 (Katalog des Niederösterreichischen Landesmuseums, N. F. 459). 706:
Der Blick in den Untergrund: Magnetometrie und Geoelektrische Tomographie in der Geoarchäologie
3190: 2893: 2613: 2603: 2593: 2542: 2199: 1411: 1396: 1381: 1361: 1252: 1231: 1042: 885: 758: 750: 735: 532: 313: 236: 55: 3164: 3060: 2972: 2962: 2853: 2838: 2682: 2608: 2515: 2258: 2100: 2041: 1761: 1717: 1517: 1339: 1190: 1150: 846: 289: 113: 258:
two semicircular ditches forming a circle and separated by causeways at opposing entrances.
3025: 2898: 2858: 2714: 2630: 2489: 2459: 2221: 2149: 2127: 2085: 1980: 1950: 1815: 1810: 1461: 1344: 915: 712: 512: 375: 185: 98: 47: 2939: 747:
The Archaeology of Measurement: Comprehending Heaven, Earth and Time in Ancient Societies
361: 2848: 2843: 2798: 2763: 2753: 2598: 2525: 2347: 2312: 2243: 2132: 2004: 1712: 1297: 1287: 1089: 552: 352: 173: 157: 123: 3203: 3105: 3100: 3085: 3080: 3055: 2957: 2947: 2913: 2868: 2863: 2818: 2773: 2758: 2748: 2484: 2469: 2415: 2290: 2278: 2194: 2117: 1945: 1906: 1894: 1882: 1594: 1505: 1434: 1175: 1118: 1096: 1005: 937: 932: 910: 482: 441: 437: 429: 411: 407: 369: 301: 228: 216: 204: 200: 189: 94: 82: 71: 3128: 3090: 3075: 3020: 2888: 2687: 2403: 2359: 2340: 2295: 2167: 2095: 2019: 1841: 1776: 1771: 1727: 1354: 1236: 1200: 1180: 1032: 1010: 922: 330:
in the Czech Republic (Jaroslav Ridky 2004): 15 known sites, all dated to the late
2452: 626:"Liste unbeweglicher und archäologischer Denkmale in Niederösterreich, Stand 2010" 766:
Zur Problematik der Nutzungsinterpretation mittelneolithischer Kreisgrabenanlagen
487: 3148: 3035: 2995: 2442: 2432: 2388: 2383: 2335: 2273: 2209: 2110: 1955: 1877: 1798: 1786: 1579: 1547: 1532: 1522: 1493: 1451: 1366: 1334: 1282: 1215: 1052: 927: 724: 590: 544: 445: 386: 305: 196: 17: 693:
Bayern-Viewer Denkmal des Landesamtes für Denkmalschutz des Freistaates Bayern
3133: 2698: 2586: 2479: 2437: 2253: 2216: 2179: 1662: 1574: 1439: 1401: 1302: 1275: 1195: 1108: 1025: 993: 947: 858: 826: 269: 67: 35: 3095: 2494: 2393: 2285: 2263: 2248: 2063: 1846: 1831: 1756: 1739: 1657: 1542: 1473: 1468: 1391: 1270: 1158: 1084: 851: 841: 625: 433: 379: 297: 108:
Aerial image of a Neolithic rondel enclosure from Drzemlikowice, SW Poland
34:
Reconstruction (model) of the Künzing-Unternberg rondel, Museum Quintana,
3040: 2268: 2204: 2009: 1749: 1744: 1652: 1527: 1349: 1312: 1292: 784: 348: 339: 293: 281: 262: 188:
cultures. The best known and oldest of these Circular Enclosures is the
161: 2330: 2236: 2122: 2080: 2056: 1836: 1642: 1552: 1406: 1307: 1265: 1128: 1047: 1000: 988: 604:
Těšetice-Kyjovice 4. Rondel osady lidu s moravskou malovanou keramikou.
451:
Saxony: Dresden-Nickern (3 sites), Eythra (2 sites), Neukyhna (3 sites)
312:(i.e. knowledge of the date of solstice allows an accurate handling of 212: 208: 165: 153: 149: 3050: 3015: 3010: 2908: 2398: 2075: 1935: 1913: 1766: 1702: 1647: 1037: 1015: 983: 957: 280:. Most of them are aligned and seem to have served the function of a 169: 145: 89: 296:. This is the case with the "gates" or openings of the roundels of 77: 3030: 2464: 2184: 2068: 1918: 1872: 1734: 1589: 1537: 1483: 1113: 1079: 502: 224: 103: 88: 76: 61: 41: 29: 769: 327:
in Hungary: Aszód, Polgár-Csőszhalom, Sé, Vokány, Szemely-Hegyes.
3005: 2410: 2371: 2051: 1851: 1707: 1637: 1557: 1429: 942: 643:"Ślady potężnej konstrukcji sprzed 7 tys. lat odkryto pod Oławą" 548: 220: 141: 2655: 1978: 1617: 883: 788: 587:
Kreisgrabenanlagen der Stichbandkeramikkultur in Sachsen-Anhalt
132:("circular ditched enclosures") in German, or alternatively as 2014: 1722: 1488: 1446: 97:, with indication of the direction of sunrise and sunset on 3220:
Buildings and structures completed in the 5th millennium BC
246:
The earliest roundel to be described was the one at Krpy (
276:
The structures are mostly interpreted as having served a
664:"Liste mittelneolithischer Kreisgrabenanlagen in Europa" 458:
Nordrhein-Westfalen: Borchum-Harpen, Warburg-Daseburg
3157: 3119: 2986: 2739: 2705: 2508: 2321: 2148: 1995: 1860: 1824: 1673: 1630: 1420: 1251: 1224: 1149: 1066: 971: 896: 682:
Vorträge des 28. Niederbayerischen Archäologentages
775:Zeitreise Heldenberg – Geheimnisvolle Kreisgräben 2667: 800: 8: 2674: 2660: 2652: 1992: 1975: 1627: 1614: 1072: 893: 880: 807: 793: 785: 570:Wirbel um angebliche Archäologie-Sensation 559:confluence to the lower Rhine (Ruhr area). 207:) along the Danube and to the northwest ( 730:Gillian Varndell, Peter Topping (eds.), 555:, stretching over some 1100 km from the 223:. They precede the comparable circular 182:Stroke-ornamented ware (Middle Danubian) 615:Killgrove K., , Livescience, Sept. 2022 524: 448:, outer diameters between 72 and 110 m. 66:Reconstruction of circular ditches at 7: 749:, Cambridge University Press, 2010, 164:, as well as the adjacent parts of 25: 3191:↓ Bronze Age Europe ↓ 2699:↑ Mesolithic Europe ↑ 1931:Megalithic architectural elements 768:, diss. Hamburg University, 2011. 464:Franconia: Hopferstadt, Ippesheim 423:There are around 50, among them: 3210:Types of monuments and memorials 773:Falko Daim, Wolfgang Neubauer, 467:Brandenburg: Bochow, Quappendorf 2550:Evolutionary origin of religion 186:Lengyel (Moravian Painted Ware) 732:Enclosures in Neolithic Europe 704:Stefan Hecht, Jörg Faßbinder, 684:. Rahden/Westf. 2010, 165-201 508:Stroke-ornamented ware culture 180:and its local successors, the 1: 3170:Secondary products revolution 2163:Art of the Middle Paleolithic 1693:British megalith architecture 2158:Art of the Upper Paleolithic 1698:Nordic megalith architecture 112:Approximately 120–150 93:Sketch of the layout of the 645:(in Polish). Nauka w Polsce 461:Niedersachsen: Müsleringen 319:Known Circular Enclosures: 3251: 2306:British Isles and Brittany 2227:Gwion Gwion rock paintings 192:, constructed c. 4900 BC. 3188: 2725:First Temperate Neolithic 2696: 1991: 1974: 1626: 1613: 1075: 892: 879: 822: 470:Rheinland-Pfalz: Goloring 58:) are indicated in yellow 3111:Unchambered long barrow 2538:Evolutionary musicology 1941:Oldest extant buildings 1868:Archaeological features 1387:Prepared-core technique 498:Earthwork (archaeology) 148:basins, in modern-day 3230:Linear Pottery culture 2730:Linear Pottery culture 2500:Unchambered long cairn 2348:Mound Builders culture 1681:Neolithic architecture 816:Prehistoric technology 680:In: K. Schmotz (ed.): 231:enclosures known from 178:Linear Pottery culture 136:(or "rondels"; German 109: 101: 86: 74: 59: 39: 2175:List of Stone Age art 1377:Microblade technology 1325:Langdale axe industry 923:Ard / plough 676:Florian Eibl et al.: 531:based on Biel 2010, 432:(Ralf Schwarz 2004): 345:in Poland by region: 288:), in the context of 107: 92: 80: 65: 45: 33: 3180:Proto-Indo-Europeans 3144:Neolithic long house 3001:Causewayed enclosure 2582:Prehistoric medicine 2577:Prehistoric counting 2560:Prehistoric religion 2555:Paleolithic religion 2533:Behavioral modernity 1890:Causewayed enclosure 1782:Abri de la Madeleine 906:Neolithic Revolution 493:Astronomical complex 27:Neolithic earthworks 3046:Megalithic entrance 2924:Starčevo–Körös–Criș 2720:Corded Ware culture 2621:Prehistoric warfare 1367:Magdalenian culture 1330:Levallois technique 1261:Earliest toolmaking 666:. 28 December 2018. 402:Kuyavian-Pomeranian 391:Kuyavian-Pomeranian 172:, in a stretch of 3066:Rectangular dolmen 2834:Gumelnița–Karanovo 2794:Cucuteni–Trypillia 2572:Origin of language 2565:Spiritual drug use 2475:Rectangular dolmen 2377:Dartmoor kistvaens 2190:Carved stone balls 1902:Circular enclosure 1861:Other architecture 1804:Alp pile dwellings 1392:Solutrean industry 1303:Gravettian culture 953:Secondary products 711:2008-11-20 at the 533:p. 233, fig. 18.6. 366:Pietrowice Wielkie 314:intercalary months 310:lunisolar calendar 129:Kreisgrabenanlagen 126:. They are called 110: 102: 87: 75: 60: 40: 3197: 3196: 3134:Lithic industries 2691: 2649: 2648: 2645: 2644: 2641: 2640: 2594:Prehistoric music 2543:music archaeology 2200:Cup and ring mark 2025:Clothing/textiles 1970: 1969: 1966: 1965: 1609: 1608: 1605: 1604: 1412:Yubetsu technique 1397:Striking platform 1362:Lithic technology 1247: 1246: 1232:Game drive system 1151:Projectile points 1043:Mortar and pestle 248:Kropáčova Vrutice 16:(Redirected from 3242: 3225:Archaeoastronomy 3215:Neolithic Europe 3165:Danubian culture 3061:Polygonal dolmen 2904:Seine–Oise–Marne 2824:Globular Amphora 2685: 2683:Neolithic Europe 2676: 2669: 2662: 2653: 2609:Divje Babe flute 2516:Archaeoastronomy 2259:Petrosomatoglyph 1993: 1976: 1825:Water management 1628: 1615: 1518:Denticulate tool 1340:Lithic reduction 1073: 894: 881: 809: 802: 795: 786: 716: 702: 696: 691: 685: 674: 668: 667: 660: 654: 653: 651: 650: 639: 633: 632: 630: 622: 616: 613: 607: 600: 594: 583: 577: 576:, 13 June 2005. 568:Holger Dambeck, 566: 560: 541: 535: 529: 290:archaeoastronomy 250:), Bohemia, by 219:) following the 174:Central European 21: 18:Circular ditches 3250: 3249: 3245: 3244: 3243: 3241: 3240: 3239: 3235:Lengyel culture 3200: 3199: 3198: 3193: 3184: 3153: 3115: 3026:Guardian stones 2988: 2982: 2944: 2804:Decea Mureşului 2735: 2715:Cardium pottery 2701: 2692: 2686:(including the 2680: 2650: 2637: 2504: 2490:Stone box grave 2460:Megalithic tomb 2365:Cotswold-Severn 2317: 2222:Guardian stones 2150:Prehistoric art 2144: 1987: 1962: 1951:Timber trackway 1856: 1820: 1816:Wattle and daub 1669: 1648:Standing stones 1622: 1601: 1416: 1243: 1220: 1145: 1062: 972:Food processing 967: 916:New World crops 888: 875: 818: 813: 734:, Oxbow, 2002, 720: 719: 713:Wayback Machine 703: 699: 692: 688: 675: 671: 662: 661: 657: 648: 646: 641: 640: 636: 628: 624: 623: 619: 614: 610: 602:Podborský, V.: 601: 597: 584: 580: 567: 563: 547:and the middle 542: 538: 530: 526: 521: 513:Lengyel culture 479: 376:Nowe Objezierze 358:Bodzów, Rąpice 332:Stroked pottery 99:winter solstice 52:Stroked Pottery 38:, Lower Bavaria 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3248: 3246: 3238: 3237: 3232: 3227: 3222: 3217: 3212: 3202: 3201: 3195: 3194: 3189: 3186: 3185: 3183: 3182: 3177: 3172: 3167: 3161: 3159: 3155: 3154: 3152: 3151: 3146: 3141: 3136: 3131: 3125: 3123: 3117: 3116: 3114: 3113: 3108: 3103: 3098: 3093: 3088: 3083: 3078: 3073: 3068: 3063: 3058: 3053: 3048: 3043: 3038: 3033: 3028: 3023: 3018: 3013: 3008: 3003: 2998: 2992: 2990: 2984: 2983: 2981: 2980: 2975: 2970: 2965: 2960: 2955: 2950: 2945: 2943: 2942: 2937: 2932: 2926: 2921: 2916: 2911: 2906: 2901: 2896: 2891: 2886: 2881: 2876: 2871: 2866: 2861: 2856: 2851: 2846: 2841: 2836: 2831: 2826: 2821: 2816: 2811: 2806: 2801: 2796: 2791: 2786: 2781: 2776: 2771: 2766: 2761: 2756: 2751: 2745: 2743: 2737: 2736: 2734: 2733: 2727: 2722: 2717: 2711: 2709: 2703: 2702: 2697: 2694: 2693: 2681: 2679: 2678: 2671: 2664: 2656: 2647: 2646: 2643: 2642: 2639: 2638: 2636: 2635: 2634: 2633: 2623: 2618: 2617: 2616: 2611: 2606: 2601: 2599:Alligator drum 2591: 2590: 2589: 2579: 2574: 2569: 2568: 2567: 2562: 2557: 2547: 2546: 2545: 2535: 2530: 2529: 2528: 2526:lunar calendar 2523: 2512: 2510: 2509:Other cultural 2506: 2505: 2503: 2502: 2497: 2492: 2487: 2482: 2477: 2472: 2467: 2462: 2457: 2456: 2455: 2450: 2440: 2435: 2430: 2429: 2428: 2423: 2413: 2408: 2407: 2406: 2396: 2391: 2386: 2381: 2380: 2379: 2369: 2368: 2367: 2357: 2356: 2355: 2345: 2344: 2343: 2338: 2327: 2325: 2319: 2318: 2316: 2315: 2313:Venus figurine 2310: 2309: 2308: 2303: 2293: 2288: 2283: 2282: 2281: 2276: 2266: 2261: 2256: 2251: 2246: 2244:Megalithic art 2241: 2240: 2239: 2234: 2224: 2219: 2214: 2213: 2212: 2202: 2197: 2195:Cave paintings 2192: 2187: 2182: 2177: 2172: 2171: 2170: 2160: 2154: 2152: 2146: 2145: 2143: 2142: 2141: 2140: 2135: 2125: 2120: 2115: 2114: 2113: 2108: 2103: 2098: 2093: 2088: 2078: 2073: 2072: 2071: 2061: 2060: 2059: 2054: 2044: 2039: 2034: 2033: 2032: 2022: 2017: 2012: 2007: 2001: 1999: 1997:Material goods 1989: 1988: 1979: 1972: 1971: 1968: 1967: 1964: 1963: 1961: 1960: 1959: 1958: 1948: 1943: 1938: 1933: 1928: 1927: 1926: 1916: 1911: 1910: 1909: 1899: 1898: 1897: 1887: 1886: 1885: 1875: 1870: 1864: 1862: 1858: 1857: 1855: 1854: 1849: 1844: 1839: 1834: 1828: 1826: 1822: 1821: 1819: 1818: 1813: 1808: 1807: 1806: 1796: 1791: 1790: 1789: 1784: 1779: 1769: 1764: 1759: 1754: 1753: 1752: 1742: 1737: 1732: 1731: 1730: 1720: 1715: 1713:Cliff dwelling 1710: 1705: 1700: 1695: 1690: 1689: 1688: 1677: 1675: 1671: 1670: 1668: 1667: 1666: 1665: 1660: 1655: 1645: 1640: 1634: 1632: 1624: 1623: 1618: 1611: 1610: 1607: 1606: 1603: 1602: 1600: 1599: 1598: 1597: 1587: 1582: 1577: 1572: 1571: 1570: 1560: 1555: 1550: 1545: 1540: 1535: 1530: 1525: 1520: 1515: 1510: 1509: 1508: 1498: 1497: 1496: 1491: 1481: 1476: 1471: 1466: 1465: 1464: 1454: 1449: 1444: 1443: 1442: 1432: 1426: 1424: 1418: 1417: 1415: 1414: 1409: 1404: 1399: 1394: 1389: 1384: 1379: 1374: 1369: 1364: 1359: 1358: 1357: 1352: 1347: 1337: 1332: 1327: 1322: 1321: 1320: 1310: 1305: 1300: 1298:Fire hardening 1295: 1290: 1288:Clovis culture 1285: 1280: 1279: 1278: 1273: 1268: 1257: 1255: 1249: 1248: 1245: 1244: 1242: 1241: 1240: 1239: 1228: 1226: 1222: 1221: 1219: 1218: 1213: 1211:Manis Mastodon 1208: 1203: 1198: 1193: 1188: 1183: 1178: 1173: 1168: 1167: 1166: 1155: 1153: 1147: 1146: 1144: 1143: 1142: 1141: 1136: 1131: 1126: 1121: 1111: 1106: 1105: 1104: 1094: 1093: 1092: 1090:throwing stick 1082: 1076: 1070: 1064: 1063: 1061: 1060: 1055: 1050: 1045: 1040: 1035: 1030: 1029: 1028: 1023: 1013: 1008: 1003: 998: 997: 996: 986: 981: 975: 973: 969: 968: 966: 965: 960: 955: 950: 945: 940: 935: 930: 925: 920: 919: 918: 913: 902: 900: 890: 889: 884: 877: 876: 874: 873: 868: 867: 866: 856: 855: 854: 849: 844: 839: 834: 823: 820: 819: 814: 812: 811: 804: 797: 789: 783: 782: 778: 771: 764:Thomas Plath, 762: 743: 728: 718: 717: 697: 686: 669: 655: 634: 617: 608: 595: 585:Ralf Schwarz, 578: 574:Spiegel Online 561: 553:Central Europe 536: 523: 522: 520: 517: 516: 515: 510: 505: 500: 495: 490: 485: 478: 475: 474: 473: 472: 471: 468: 465: 462: 459: 456: 452: 449: 421: 420: 417: 416: 415: 405: 394: 383: 373: 363: 356: 353:Greater Poland 343: 335: 328: 325: 278:cultic purpose 274: 273: 266: 259: 158:Czech Republic 124:Central Europe 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3247: 3236: 3233: 3231: 3228: 3226: 3223: 3221: 3218: 3216: 3213: 3211: 3208: 3207: 3205: 3192: 3187: 3181: 3178: 3176: 3173: 3171: 3168: 3166: 3163: 3162: 3160: 3156: 3150: 3147: 3145: 3142: 3140: 3137: 3135: 3132: 3130: 3127: 3126: 3124: 3122: 3118: 3112: 3109: 3107: 3106:Tor enclosure 3104: 3102: 3101:Timber circle 3099: 3097: 3094: 3092: 3089: 3087: 3086:Statue menhir 3084: 3082: 3081:Simple dolmen 3079: 3077: 3074: 3072: 3069: 3067: 3064: 3062: 3059: 3057: 3056:Passage grave 3054: 3052: 3049: 3047: 3044: 3042: 3039: 3037: 3034: 3032: 3029: 3027: 3024: 3022: 3019: 3017: 3014: 3012: 3009: 3007: 3004: 3002: 2999: 2997: 2994: 2993: 2991: 2985: 2979: 2978:Windmill Hill 2976: 2974: 2971: 2969: 2966: 2964: 2961: 2959: 2956: 2954: 2951: 2949: 2946: 2941: 2938: 2936: 2933: 2931: 2928: 2927: 2925: 2922: 2920: 2917: 2915: 2912: 2910: 2907: 2905: 2902: 2900: 2897: 2895: 2892: 2890: 2887: 2885: 2882: 2880: 2879:Pit–Comb Ware 2877: 2875: 2872: 2870: 2867: 2865: 2862: 2860: 2857: 2855: 2852: 2850: 2847: 2845: 2842: 2840: 2837: 2835: 2832: 2830: 2827: 2825: 2822: 2820: 2817: 2815: 2812: 2810: 2807: 2805: 2802: 2800: 2797: 2795: 2792: 2790: 2787: 2785: 2782: 2780: 2777: 2775: 2772: 2770: 2767: 2765: 2762: 2760: 2757: 2755: 2752: 2750: 2747: 2746: 2744: 2742: 2738: 2731: 2728: 2726: 2723: 2721: 2718: 2716: 2713: 2712: 2710: 2708: 2704: 2700: 2695: 2689: 2684: 2677: 2672: 2670: 2665: 2663: 2658: 2657: 2654: 2632: 2629: 2628: 2627: 2624: 2622: 2619: 2615: 2612: 2610: 2607: 2605: 2602: 2600: 2597: 2596: 2595: 2592: 2588: 2585: 2584: 2583: 2580: 2578: 2575: 2573: 2570: 2566: 2563: 2561: 2558: 2556: 2553: 2552: 2551: 2548: 2544: 2541: 2540: 2539: 2536: 2534: 2531: 2527: 2524: 2522: 2519: 2518: 2517: 2514: 2513: 2511: 2507: 2501: 2498: 2496: 2493: 2491: 2488: 2486: 2485:Simple dolmen 2483: 2481: 2478: 2476: 2473: 2471: 2470:Passage grave 2468: 2466: 2463: 2461: 2458: 2454: 2451: 2449: 2446: 2445: 2444: 2441: 2439: 2436: 2434: 2431: 2427: 2424: 2422: 2419: 2418: 2417: 2416:Gallery grave 2414: 2412: 2409: 2405: 2402: 2401: 2400: 2397: 2395: 2392: 2390: 2387: 2385: 2382: 2378: 2375: 2374: 2373: 2370: 2366: 2363: 2362: 2361: 2358: 2354: 2351: 2350: 2349: 2346: 2342: 2339: 2337: 2334: 2333: 2332: 2331:Burial mounds 2329: 2328: 2326: 2324: 2320: 2314: 2311: 2307: 2304: 2302: 2299: 2298: 2297: 2294: 2292: 2291:Statue menhir 2289: 2287: 2284: 2280: 2279:Stone carving 2277: 2275: 2272: 2271: 2270: 2267: 2265: 2262: 2260: 2257: 2255: 2252: 2250: 2247: 2245: 2242: 2238: 2235: 2233: 2230: 2229: 2228: 2225: 2223: 2220: 2218: 2215: 2211: 2208: 2207: 2206: 2203: 2201: 2198: 2196: 2193: 2191: 2188: 2186: 2183: 2181: 2178: 2176: 2173: 2169: 2166: 2165: 2164: 2161: 2159: 2156: 2155: 2153: 2151: 2147: 2139: 2136: 2134: 2131: 2130: 2129: 2126: 2124: 2121: 2119: 2118:Sewing needle 2116: 2112: 2109: 2107: 2104: 2102: 2099: 2097: 2094: 2092: 2089: 2087: 2084: 2083: 2082: 2079: 2077: 2074: 2070: 2067: 2066: 2065: 2062: 2058: 2055: 2053: 2050: 2049: 2048: 2045: 2043: 2040: 2038: 2035: 2031: 2028: 2027: 2026: 2023: 2021: 2018: 2016: 2013: 2011: 2008: 2006: 2003: 2002: 2000: 1998: 1994: 1990: 1986: 1982: 1977: 1973: 1957: 1954: 1953: 1952: 1949: 1947: 1946:Timber circle 1944: 1942: 1939: 1937: 1934: 1932: 1929: 1925: 1922: 1921: 1920: 1917: 1915: 1912: 1908: 1905: 1904: 1903: 1900: 1896: 1895:Tor enclosure 1893: 1892: 1891: 1888: 1884: 1883:fulacht fiadh 1881: 1880: 1879: 1876: 1874: 1871: 1869: 1866: 1865: 1863: 1859: 1853: 1850: 1848: 1845: 1843: 1840: 1838: 1835: 1833: 1830: 1829: 1827: 1823: 1817: 1814: 1812: 1809: 1805: 1802: 1801: 1800: 1797: 1795: 1792: 1788: 1785: 1783: 1780: 1778: 1775: 1774: 1773: 1770: 1768: 1765: 1763: 1760: 1758: 1755: 1751: 1748: 1747: 1746: 1743: 1741: 1738: 1736: 1733: 1729: 1726: 1725: 1724: 1721: 1719: 1716: 1714: 1711: 1709: 1706: 1704: 1701: 1699: 1696: 1694: 1691: 1687: 1684: 1683: 1682: 1679: 1678: 1676: 1672: 1664: 1661: 1659: 1656: 1654: 1651: 1650: 1649: 1646: 1644: 1641: 1639: 1636: 1635: 1633: 1629: 1625: 1621: 1616: 1612: 1596: 1593: 1592: 1591: 1588: 1586: 1583: 1581: 1578: 1576: 1573: 1569: 1566: 1565: 1564: 1561: 1559: 1556: 1554: 1551: 1549: 1546: 1544: 1541: 1539: 1536: 1534: 1531: 1529: 1526: 1524: 1521: 1519: 1516: 1514: 1511: 1507: 1504: 1503: 1502: 1499: 1495: 1492: 1490: 1487: 1486: 1485: 1482: 1480: 1477: 1475: 1472: 1470: 1467: 1463: 1460: 1459: 1458: 1455: 1453: 1450: 1448: 1445: 1441: 1438: 1437: 1436: 1433: 1431: 1428: 1427: 1425: 1423: 1419: 1413: 1410: 1408: 1405: 1403: 1400: 1398: 1395: 1393: 1390: 1388: 1385: 1383: 1380: 1378: 1375: 1373: 1370: 1368: 1365: 1363: 1360: 1356: 1353: 1351: 1348: 1346: 1343: 1342: 1341: 1338: 1336: 1333: 1331: 1328: 1326: 1323: 1319: 1316: 1315: 1314: 1311: 1309: 1306: 1304: 1301: 1299: 1296: 1294: 1291: 1289: 1286: 1284: 1281: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1267: 1264: 1263: 1262: 1259: 1258: 1256: 1254: 1250: 1238: 1235: 1234: 1233: 1230: 1229: 1227: 1223: 1217: 1214: 1212: 1209: 1207: 1204: 1202: 1199: 1197: 1194: 1192: 1189: 1187: 1184: 1182: 1179: 1177: 1174: 1172: 1169: 1165: 1162: 1161: 1160: 1157: 1156: 1154: 1152: 1148: 1140: 1137: 1135: 1132: 1130: 1127: 1125: 1122: 1120: 1119:spear-thrower 1117: 1116: 1115: 1112: 1110: 1107: 1103: 1100: 1099: 1098: 1097:Bow and arrow 1095: 1091: 1088: 1087: 1086: 1083: 1081: 1078: 1077: 1074: 1071: 1069: 1065: 1059: 1056: 1054: 1051: 1049: 1046: 1044: 1041: 1039: 1036: 1034: 1031: 1027: 1024: 1022: 1019: 1018: 1017: 1014: 1012: 1009: 1007: 1006:Grinding slab 1004: 1002: 999: 995: 992: 991: 990: 987: 985: 982: 980: 977: 976: 974: 970: 964: 961: 959: 956: 954: 951: 949: 946: 944: 941: 939: 938:Domestication 936: 934: 933:Digging stick 931: 929: 926: 924: 921: 917: 914: 912: 911:Founder crops 909: 908: 907: 904: 903: 901: 899: 895: 891: 887: 882: 878: 872: 869: 865: 862: 861: 860: 857: 853: 852:New Stone Age 850: 848: 845: 843: 840: 838: 835: 833: 830: 829: 828: 825: 824: 821: 817: 810: 805: 803: 798: 796: 791: 790: 787: 779: 776: 772: 770: 767: 763: 760: 756: 755:9780521119900 752: 748: 744: 741: 740:9781842170687 737: 733: 729: 726: 722: 721: 714: 710: 707: 701: 698: 695: 690: 687: 683: 679: 673: 670: 665: 659: 656: 644: 638: 635: 627: 621: 618: 612: 609: 605: 599: 596: 592: 588: 582: 579: 575: 571: 565: 562: 558: 554: 550: 546: 540: 537: 534: 528: 525: 518: 514: 511: 509: 506: 504: 501: 499: 496: 494: 491: 489: 486: 484: 483:Goseck circle 481: 480: 476: 469: 466: 463: 460: 457: 453: 450: 447: 443: 439: 435: 431: 430:Saxony Anhalt 428: 427: 426: 425: 424: 418: 413: 412:Lower Silesia 409: 408:Drzemlikowice 406: 403: 399: 395: 392: 388: 384: 381: 377: 374: 371: 370:Upper Silesia 367: 364: 362: 360: 357: 354: 350: 347: 346: 344: 341: 336: 333: 329: 326: 322: 321: 320: 317: 315: 311: 307: 303: 299: 295: 291: 287: 283: 279: 271: 267: 264: 260: 257: 256: 255: 253: 249: 244: 242: 238: 234: 233:Great Britain 230: 226: 222: 218: 217:Saxony-Anhalt 214: 210: 206: 205:Lower Bavaria 202: 201:Lower Austria 198: 193: 191: 190:Goseck circle 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 147: 143: 139: 135: 131: 130: 125: 122:are known in 121: 118: 115: 106: 100: 96: 95:Goseck circle 91: 84: 83:Goseck circle 79: 73: 72:Lower Austria 69: 64: 57: 53: 49: 44: 37: 32: 19: 3129:Grooved ware 3091:Stone circle 3076:Round barrow 3070: 3021:Great dolmen 2989:architecture 2814:Funnelbeaker 2688:Chalcolithic 2426:wedge-shaped 2411:Funeral pyre 2404:Great dolmen 2360:Chamber tomb 2341:Round barrow 2296:Stone circle 2168:Blombos Cave 2096:Grooved ware 2020:Chalcolithic 1924:Thornborough 1901: 1842:Flush toilet 1777:Blombos Cave 1772:Rock shelter 1728:Quiggly hole 1620:Architecture 1595:illustration 1237:Buffalo jump 1058:Storage pits 1021:Aşıklı Höyük 1011:Ground stone 847:Subdivisions 774: 765: 746: 731: 700: 689: 681: 677: 672: 658: 647:. Retrieved 637: 620: 611: 603: 598: 586: 581: 573: 564: 557:Danube-Drava 539: 527: 488:Schalkenburg 422: 318: 285: 275: 245: 240: 197:Meisternthal 194: 137: 133: 128: 127: 111: 3149:Unstan ware 3036:Long barrow 2996:Bank barrow 2953:Tiszapolgár 2919:Sredny Stog 2884:Pitted Ware 2448:unchambered 2443:Long barrow 2433:Grave goods 2389:Court cairn 2384:Clava cairn 2336:Bowl barrow 2274:Rock cupule 2217:Golden hats 2210:Hill figure 2111:Unstan ware 2091:Cord-marked 1956:Sweet Track 1878:Burnt mound 1799:Stilt house 1787:Sibudu Cave 1580:Tally stick 1548:Quern-stone 1533:Hammerstone 1523:Fire plough 1494:Pesse canoe 1452:Bannerstone 1422:Other tools 1335:Lithic core 1283:Aurignacian 1171:Bare Island 1053:Quern-stone 545:Danube Bend 446:Quedlinburg 306:Quedlinburg 286:Kalenderbau 3204:Categories 3175:Old Europe 3139:Metallurgy 3121:Technology 2987:Monumental 2784:Cortaillod 2587:trepanning 2480:Ring cairn 2438:Jar burial 2421:transepted 2353:U.S. sites 2254:Petroglyph 2180:Bird stone 2138:wine press 1811:Stone roof 1794:Roundhouse 1686:long house 1663:Stonehenge 1631:Ceremonial 1575:Stone tool 1402:Tool stone 1372:Metallurgy 1276:Mousterian 1253:Toolmaking 1191:Cumberland 1164:Transverse 1134:Schöningen 1026:Qesem cave 994:Earth oven 948:Irrigation 859:Technology 827:Prehistory 649:2019-04-03 606:Brno, 1988 519:References 442:Kötschlitz 419:in Germany 270:ring ditch 120:enclosures 117:earthworks 68:Heldenberg 3096:Stone row 2769:Cernavodă 2631:symbolism 2495:Tor cairn 2453:Grønsalen 2394:Cremation 2286:Sculpture 2264:Pictogram 2249:Petroform 2069:amber use 2037:Cosmetics 1847:Reservoir 1832:Check dam 1762:Pueblitos 1757:Pit-house 1740:Longhouse 1674:Dwellings 1543:Microlith 1474:Bow drill 1469:Bone tool 1462:prismatic 1271:Acheulean 1186:Cresswell 1159:Arrowhead 1085:Boomerang 1001:Granaries 963:Terracing 842:Stone Age 725:abstracts 434:Quenstedt 380:Pomerania 298:Quenstedt 294:solstices 268:a single 225:earthwork 114:Neolithic 85:, Germany 3158:Concepts 3041:Megalith 2973:Wartberg 2930:Starčevo 2874:Petrești 2854:Karanovo 2839:Hamangia 2829:Gornești 2789:Coțofeni 2779:Chasséen 2741:Cultures 2707:Horizons 2269:Rock art 2232:painting 2205:Geoglyph 2030:timeline 2010:Beadwork 1750:Mehrgarh 1745:Mudbrick 1653:megalith 1528:Fire-saw 1350:debitage 1345:analysis 1313:Hand axe 1293:Cupstone 871:Glossary 832:Timeline 709:Archived 591:abstract 477:See also 387:Łysomice 349:Biskupin 282:calendar 263:palisade 252:Woldřich 241:Roundels 162:Slovakia 138:Rondelle 134:roundels 2968:Vučedol 2899:Rzucewo 2859:Lengyel 2809:Dudești 2626:Symbols 2237:pigment 2123:Weaving 2086:Cardium 2081:Pottery 2076:Mirrors 2064:Jewelry 2005:Baskets 1985:culture 1837:Cistern 1643:Pyramid 1585:Weapons 1563:Scraper 1553:Racloir 1513:Cleaver 1501:Chopper 1407:Uniface 1318:Grooves 1308:Hafting 1266:Oldowan 1225:Systems 1176:Cascade 1139:woomera 1129:harpoon 1102:history 1068:Hunting 1048:Pottery 989:Cooking 898:Farming 864:history 837:Outline 759:229-243 715:, 2006 237:Ireland 213:Bohemia 209:Moravia 166:Hungary 154:Austria 150:Germany 48:Lengyel 36:Künzing 3071:Rondel 3051:Menhir 3016:Dolmen 3011:Cursus 2909:Sesklo 2894:Rössen 2849:Kakanj 2844:Horgen 2799:Danilo 2764:Butmir 2754:Beaker 2604:flutes 2399:Dolmen 2323:Burial 2133:winery 2106:Linear 1936:Midden 1914:Cursus 1907:Goseck 1767:Pueblo 1718:Dugout 1703:Burdei 1382:Mining 1206:Lamoka 1201:Folsom 1181:Clovis 1038:Metate 1016:Hearth 984:Basket 958:Sickle 753:  738:  438:Goseck 398:Tylice 302:Goseck 229:timber 170:Poland 146:Danube 56:Rössen 3031:Henge 2963:Vinča 2958:Varna 2948:Tisza 2935:Körös 2914:Sopot 2869:Neman 2864:Narva 2819:Gaudo 2774:Cerny 2759:Boian 2749:Baden 2732:(LBK) 2521:sites 2465:Mummy 2185:Cairn 2101:Jōmon 2052:shoes 2047:Hides 1919:Henge 1873:Broch 1735:Jacal 1590:Wheel 1538:Knife 1484:Canoe 1479:Burin 1457:Blade 1355:flake 1216:Plano 1124:baton 1114:Spear 1080:Arrow 1033:Manos 886:Tools 629:(PDF) 503:Henge 396:near 385:near 340:Ölkam 184:and 3006:Cist 2940:Criş 2889:Pfyn 2614:gudi 2372:Cist 2301:list 2128:Wine 2057:Ötzi 2042:Glue 2015:Beds 1983:and 1981:Arts 1852:Well 1708:Cave 1638:Kiva 1568:side 1558:Rope 1506:tool 1440:bone 1430:Adze 1196:Eden 1109:Nets 979:Fire 943:Goad 928:Celt 751:ISBN 736:ISBN 549:Elbe 304:and 235:and 221:Elbe 168:and 144:and 142:Elbe 81:The 1723:Hut 1658:row 1489:Oar 1447:Axe 1435:Awl 316:). 227:or 3206:: 757:, 727:). 593:). 572:, 444:, 440:, 436:, 300:, 215:, 211:, 203:, 160:, 156:, 152:, 70:, 54:, 50:, 2690:) 2675:e 2668:t 2661:v 808:e 801:t 794:v 761:. 742:. 652:. 631:. 414:) 410:( 404:) 400:( 393:) 389:( 382:) 378:( 372:) 368:( 355:) 351:( 342:. 284:( 272:. 265:. 20:)

Index

Circular ditches

Künzing

Lengyel
Stroked Pottery
Rössen

Heldenberg
Lower Austria

Goseck circle

Goseck circle
winter solstice

Neolithic
earthworks
enclosures
Central Europe
Elbe
Danube
Germany
Austria
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary
Poland
Central European
Linear Pottery culture

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.