Great stone grave Elte

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Great stone grave Elte
Elte stone grave (North Rhine-Westphalia)
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Coordinates 52 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  N , 7 ° 31 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 52 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  N , 7 ° 31 ′ 0 ″  E
place Rheine OT Elte , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
Emergence 3500 to 2800 BC Chr.

The large stone grave Elte was a megalithic grave complex of the Neolithic funnel cup culture near Elte , a district of Rheine in the Steinfurt district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ). It was discovered and destroyed during earthworks during World War II. The grave was on the Feldmark near Elte. There is no information about dimensions, orientation or the exact type of grave.

literature

  • Kerstin Schierhold : Studies on the Hessian-Westphalian megalithic. Research status and perspectives in a European context (= Münster contributions to prehistoric and early historical archeology. Volume 6). Leidorf, Rahden / Westf. 2012, ISBN 978-3-89646-284-8 , p. 199.
  • Ernst Sprockhoff : Atlas of the megalithic tombs of Germany. Part 3: Lower Saxony - Westphalia. Rudolf-Habelt Verlag, Bonn 1975, ISBN 3-7749-1326-9 , p. 149.

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