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Kosbacher Altar

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Kosbacher Altar

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    June 9, 2018

    In 1913, the Erlanger Pfarrer dug Dr. d. Rudolf Herold in Mönchner Forst near Kosbach, west of Erlangen, an Iron Age burial mound (about 650-400 BC) from. Beside the hill he found a small rectangular stone setting with low pillars at the corners and in the middle. This so-called "Kosbacher altar" is locally famous. In science, the interpretation of the findings is even after more than 100 years still controversial. What is certain so far is that the term "altar" is not correct, since this term was coined much later.

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      March 24, 2019

      A blackboard explains the many finds and the meaning of the stones. The altar itself is a replica that weathered original stones.

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        April 18, 2020

        An interesting place if you inform yourself about it. Otherwise it's just a clearing in the forest

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