Hunebed D45 - Emmen NL
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N 52° 47.489 E 006° 54.478
32U E 358936 N 5851126
Dolmen D45 located in the forest Emmerdennen in Emmen, The Netherlands.
Waymark Code: WMP1CZ
Location: Drenthe, Netherlands
Date Posted: 06/09/2015
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Details:
D45 is called for first listed on the Map Hottinger (1788-1792). The monument is improper renovated in 1870 and fell further damaged by demolition around 1885. In 1957, Van Giffen suggested an archaeological investigation, followed by a restoration. Van Giffens investigation revealed that the entire basement floor was gone. One of the covering stones has a row 'boor'gaten. Of one of the capstones - the largest - the story goes that Louis Napoleon on horseback has stood on.
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Type: Dolmen
Number: 29.00
Size:
Length / Width 18.5 m / 4.5 m
Source:
The rocks of the Dutch dolmen are thought to have been moved here during the Ice Age, when the land ice stretched to the middle of the country as we now know it.
Purpose:
Even though "hunebedden" are often thought to be burial grounds, there is ample evidence that corpses were burnt instead of buried. Some of the "hunebedden" do contain artifacts thought to be to help deceased people on their last voyage.
Parking: Not Listed
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