Schöningen Spears

#709 among destinations in Germany

Archaeological site

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The Schöningen spears are a set of ten wooden weapons from the Palaeolithic Age that were excavated between 1994 and 1999 from the 'Spear Horizon' in the open-cast lignite mine in Schöningen, Helmstedt district, Germany. They were found together with animal bones and stone and bone tools. The excavations took place under the management of Hartmut Thieme of the Lower Saxony State Service for Cultural Heritage. ()

Local name: Schöninger Speere Coordinates: 52°8'1"N, 10°59'21"E

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Lower SaxonyGermany

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Schöningen Spears – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Paläon, Schloss Schöningen, Buschhaus Power Station, Gedenkstätte 'Deutsche Teilung' Marienborn.

~1340 ftSE
History museum, Museum
Paläon, Schöningen
7 min walk • The Schöningen Research Museum is a visitor center and museum in Schöningen in the district of Helmstedt, which serves primarily to exhibit the Schöningen spears and to show the living and environmental conditions at their time of origin, about...
1.1 miNW
Town, Historical place, Forts and castles
Schloss Schöningen, Schöningen
29 min walk • Schöningen is a town of about 11,000 inhabitants in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
2.7 miN
Tower
Buschhaus Power Station
68 min walk • Buschhaus Power Station is a lignite-fired power station near Helmstedt in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is operated by Helmstedter Revier GmbH, a subsidiary company of MIBRAG. Until end of 2013, the power station was owned by E.ON. The station's chimney stands 307 metres tall, making it the tallest in Germany.
6.9 miNE
Memorial, Historical place, Memorial site
Gedenkstätte 'Deutsche Teilung' Marienborn
176 min walk • The Border checkpoint Helmstedt–Marienborn, named Grenzübergangsstelle Marienborn by the German Democratic Republic, was the largest and most important border crossing on the Inner German border during the division of Germany.
5.3 miNE
52°10'10"N • 11°5'56"E
Schloss Sommerschenburg
135 min walk • Forts and castles

Schöningen Spears

Facts and practical information

Schöningen Spears – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Paläon, Schöningen

Schloss Schöningen, Schöningen

Buschhaus Power Station

Gedenkstätte 'Deutsche Teilung' Marienborn

Schloss Sommerschenburg