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Stonehenge of the Netherlands
Map of Tiel, Netherlands
Created
4000–4500 BCE
Discovered
2017
Present location
Tiel (Artifacts that were found) Multiple institutions, including the National Museum of Antiquity in Leiden and the Flipje & Streekmuseum
The "Stonehenge of the Netherlands" is an ancient site that is over 4,000 years old.[1] It was used as a
burial mound and for religious practices.[2] It is located in
Tiel, Netherlands, and its
excavation started in 2017.[3][4] According to the town's website, this was the first such discovery in the Netherlands.[5][6][7]
Discoveries
The mound contained remains of around 60 individuals.[8] Three mounds were discovered; the main one is about 20 metres (65 ft) in diameter. Its passages align with the sun at equinoxes and solstices, and according to the
archeologists it served as a
solar calendar.[9][10][11]
One of the most interesting finds was a glass bead which is the oldest ever discovered in the
Netherlands.[15] The archeologists think it originated in
Mesopotamia, modern day
Iraq.[16] The group assumes that the Bronze Age inhabitants of this area had contact with groups more than 3,000 miles away.[17][18][19]