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Eckfelder Maar Fossil Excavation Site
DiscoverPlaces to seeNatural MonumentsGermanyRhineland-PalatinateBernkastel-WittlichEckfeld
Eckfelder Maar Fossil Excavation Site
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Eckfelder Maar Fossil Excavation Site
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ZEIT WISSEN
May 8, 2017
Hiking
The Eckfelder Maar has blown up a volcano 44 million years ago into the rock. It used to be a volcanic lake, but then the maar is dry. Archaeologists have …
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•Franzi
February 17, 2021
Cycling
Located in a wooded area near Eckfeld. Excavations take place here in the summer months. This became famous through the discovery of the primeval horse.
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Elevation 330 m
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