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Bronze Age Burial Mounds of Haarterheide

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Bronze Age Burial Mounds of Haarterheide

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Bronze Age Burial Mounds of Haarterheide

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Location: Hamont-Achel, Maaseik, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Het Mulke Parking – Ruins of De Waag loop from Hamont-Achel

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2. Ruins of De Waag – De Warande Watering System loop from Hamont-Achel

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3. Ruins of De Waag – De Tomp (Achel Mill Tower) loop from Achel

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Viviane

March 11, 2023

These are the burial mounds of Haarterheide
In the North Limburg municipality of Hamont-Achel in Belgium, there are two cemeteries in the forest area between the villages of Achel and Hamont.

The oldest are the Bronze Age burial mounds of Haarterheide on Boskerkhofweg, which date from between 1800 and 800 BC (Bronze Age). There were 4 burial mounds, 3 of which were reconstructed with a garland of posts. There are burial mounds with several graves. A burial mound was erected in front of one grave, where additional graves were added afterwards. Often they were used for hundreds of years.

The Burial Mounds on the Grote Haart called Urnenveld Pastoorsbos are a group of eight Iron Age burial mounds from between 800 and 600 BC. During excavations in 1962-1964, urns and pots were found by the National Excavation Service. These are on loan to the municipal Grevenbroek Museum. Some of the remains were buried in a pit. A keyhole-shaped, northeast-facing grave was also found right next to the road
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February 18, 2024

The original four burial mounds found here date from the Middle and Late Bronze Age (circa 1800-800 BC). In contrast to the burial mounds of the Grote Haart not so far away (which date from a later period, namely the early Iron Age, and were partly restored to their original state), the burial mounds you see here today are reconstructions. Four burial mounds with pile wreaths were examined here in the 1960s and three of them were reconstructed - for the sake of clarity you see a total of three replicas here between the fitness trail and other paths and sights (and there are also more burial mounds, original from other periods , near). You will find more information and finds in the museum in the center of Achel, which is a sight in itself.

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Greet Baeyens

March 12, 2022

Nice place to take a break

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Bronze Age Burial Mounds of Haarterheide

1. Het Mulke Parking – Ruins of De Waag loop from Hamont-Achel

2. Ruins of De Waag – De Warande Watering System loop from Hamont-Achel

3. Ruins of De Waag – De Tomp (Achel Mill Tower) loop from Achel

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