Mühlsteine - Alter Krahnen - Andernach, Rhineland-Palatinate (RLP), Germany
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Millstones at the old crane in Andernach/Rhine.
Waymark Code: WMR7RV
Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Date Posted: 05/24/2016
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The extreme low water levels in the Rhine has made in 2011 in Andernach for an enjoyable Fund. Old millstones as they were loaded with the old Krahn on ships hundreds of years ago, were discovered in the amount of Andernacher landmark. Employees of the employment company perspective there were busy with cleaning the shore.
After an initially perceived the Head of the Municipal Museum, Dr. Klaus Schäfer, that the stones are from the 15th to 18th centuries. "Specifically, the same can not be dated, since the processing, the millstones has not changed during this time," says Shepherd.
The greater millstone, which was about 50 meters found upstream from old Krahn away, has on one side to a damage. "Previously Basalt blanks were often brought from the Eifel to the old crane and processed only there because already in the Eifel finished millstones were damaged fast on the bumpy transport on unpaved roads," says Shepherd. He therefore assumes that this millstone partially broke down during his editing on the bank and was then simply thrown into the water.
The smaller millstone should be used for a hand mill and presumably was found directly under the old crane is, like probably loud Shepherd during loading into the water. "Either the chain ripped what used often occurred, or he has come off the hook," said the museum director, who is sure that in the area of ??the Old crane slumber additional millstones on the Rhine reason.
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