Bronze Age Round Grave of Colombier - Hauterive, NE, Switzerland
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
N 47° 00.401 E 006° 58.267
32T E 345774 N 5207904
A round grave from about 1500 BC that was dicovered in 2013 near Colombier and is now on display in the park of the Laténium museum.
Waymark Code: WMZ641
Location: Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Date Posted: 09/16/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Tante.Hossi
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EN: This round grave is located south of the entrance of the Laténium museum in Hauterive. It was dicovered in 2013 near Colombier and then relocated to the museum park.

The grave consist of a circle made of stone slabs with a diameter of about seven meters, filled with rubble. It was created in the Bronze Age, about 1500 BC. Some of the stone slabs were taken from a nearby Neolithic dolmen, which is a hint that that place was used a ritual location for over a millenium.

The artificial hill on its left side is a typical example for tumulus graves from the early Iron Age found in the area, but it is a reconstruction, not a real one.

FR: Cette tombe ronde est située au sud de l'entrée du musée Laténium à Hauterive. Découvert en 2013 près de Colombier, il a ensuite été transféré dans le parc du musée.

La tombe est constituée d'un cercle de dalles de pierre d'environ sept mètres de diamètre, remplies de gravats. Elle a été créée à l'âge du bronze, vers 1500 avant JC. Certaines des dalles de pierre ont été prises à partir d'un dolmen néolithique voisin, ce qui indique que ce lieu a été utilisé comme lieu de culte pendant plus d'un millénaire.

La colline artificielle sur son côté gauche est un exemple typique de tumulus datant du début de l'âge du fer dans la région, mais il s'agit d'une reconstruction, pas réelle.
Type: Dolmen

Number: 20.00

Size:
seven meters in diameter


Purpose:
Grave


Parking: Not Listed

Source: Not listed

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