Niedertiefenbach (megalithic tomb)

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The Niedertiefenbach tomb (German: Steinkistengrab von Niedertiefenbach) is a megalithic tomb located near Beselich-Niedertiefebach in Hesse, Germany. It belongs to the Wartberg culture of the Central European Later Neolithic. It is of special importance in Central European prehistory because of the sequence of collective burial layers contained within it.

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Niedertiefenbach (megalithic tomb)
K 461, Beselich Dehrn

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65614 Beselich, Dehrn
Hesse, Germany
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