Archaeological finds
A journey back in time to the early days of man
The Stone Age circular ditch in Rechnitz is more than 6500 years old. Exciting insights into the Neolithic Age are possible here.
The circular ditches discovered two years ago are around 2,000 years older than the pyramids of Giza in Egypt or the famous stone circle at Stonehenge in England. They are at the center of two archaeological focus days. The launch event is being organized by Burgenland in cooperation with the municipality of Rechnitz, the Geschriebenstein-Irottkö Nature Park and the Güssing Agricultural College.
To kick off the event on Friday, 400 schoolchildren turned a circular ditch into a "living monument" with a human chain. Visitors can also try their hand at pottery on Saturday, just like in the Neolithic Age. Stone Age agriculture and prehistoric bow and arrow techniques are also on the agenda, as is the construction of a clay oven for baking homemade flatbreads. "It is interesting and impressive to see the dimensions in which people built structures for their purposes back then," said Governor Hans Peter Doskozil. A modern archaeological visitor facility will be built here as part of the Archaeology Master Plan.
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