Etiket: dolmens
Drenthe: the land of dolmens
Drenthe now has 52 dolmens, but there could have been a lot more. The Drenthe hunebed arsenal was more extensive centuries ago. In the course of the eighteenth century, many…
Karin and Zula visit all 53 dolmens: ‘They have something mystical’
In eleven days time along all public dolmens in Drenthe and Groningen. Karin Olfert (29) from Balloërveld takes on this challenge. But she does not do this alone, because her…
Karin (29) from Balloërveld spends eleven days with horse Zula along all the dolmens in Drenthe. ‘Get a little under the skin of prehistoric man’
What’s the fastest way to learn all about the hunebedden? By visiting them all, thought Karin Olfert (29) from Balloërveld. From 18 to 28 July, she and her horse Zula…
Markestones should become the ‘new’ dolmens. Symposium starts of major historical project
Just like the Drenthe dolmens, the marker stones could become part of the tourist offer in Drenthe. They are flint stones, or boulders, just like the stones used by the…
Van Giffen: ‘Father of the dolmens’, but also ‘a difficult gentleman’
We are sitting with Verhart on the terrace of the Drents Museum in Assen, where Van Giffen was once curator. That could have turned out differently, because the Leiden Museum…
Hunters and gatherers at Stadskanaal should not be forgotten: ‘Why does everyone know about the dolmens but not about these people?’
Marianne Sikkenga was born and raised in Stadskanaal-North. But she never knew that her native land was already inhabited by hunters and gatherers ten thousand years ago. It is one…
Monster job is done: all 1350 German dolmens mapped
Donker started his search for the German dolmens ten years ago. Every year he visited more than a hundred dolmens to add them to his computer. Four years ago, Donker…