Friday, September 7, 2012

Archaeologists find 700 year old tunnels in the Harz


Surprise in the resin: Ironically, on a historic mining dump archaeologists have discovered a 700 year old tunnels. The researchers call a unique find.



Goslar - Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a resin around 700 years old coal mine and partially exposed. Whether they are a "sensational discovery," said the Director of the Unit mining archeology of the Lower Saxony State Office for Monument Protection, Lothar Klappauf. The "unique discovery" are not only for the history of the resin, but for the entire German mining history is of great importance.

The date marked on any map tunnel located on the edge of a quarry in the vicinity of the mine Rammelsberg near Goslar - at a dump of historical Harz mining. Miners have the tunnels driven according to the archaeologists about the year 1300 through the heap to get to a not yet fully exploited ore deposit.

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That the woods are preserved to this day lying on the preservative effect of the heavy metals in the stockpile, said state archaeologist Henning Hassmann. A similar wood secured 700 year old tunnel was at least in Central Europe, not yet discovered. The excavation site can be visited at the Heritage Day (September 9).

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