Dolmengrab von Aesch - Aesch, BL, Switzerland
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N 47° 28.101 E 007° 34.141
32T E 392163 N 5258204
The remains of a 4000 years old burial mound are located in a forest west of Aesch.
Waymark Code: WMDG5M
Location: Basel Landschaft, Switzerland
Date Posted: 01/12/2012
Views: 15
The dolmen of Aesch was discovered in 1907 on a woody hill west of Aesch. The chamber is 4 meters long and 3 meters wide. It was probably 2 to 2.5 meters high, but only the base slabs remained. Some peripheral marker stones found indicate an original burial mound of a diameter of 10 to 12 meters with a height of about 4 meters.
Inside some remains of human bones were found as well fragments of pottery, spearheads and perforated animal teeth.
According to a scientific analysis about 33 adults and 14 children were buried here around 2400 B.C.
The site was cleaned and fenced and the marker was erected in 1996.
Type: Dolmen
Number: 15.00
Size:
today 3x4 meters, originally about 12x12 meters and 4 meters high.
Source:
Purpose:
Grave
Parking: Not Listed
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