Tollense River
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The Tollense River is a waterway in northeastern Germany best known for the Bronze Age battlefield discovered in its valley, one of the oldest large-scale battle sites in Europe.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tollense | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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river ⓘ |
| approximateBattleDate | circa 1300–1200 BCE ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFinds |
arrowheads
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bronze weapons ⓘ horse remains ⓘ human skeletal remains ⓘ personal ornaments ⓘ wooden clubs ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteType | Bronze Age battlefield ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battlefieldLocatedIn | Tollense Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment |
agricultural landscapes
ⓘ
riverine forests ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| evidenceOf |
long-distance contacts in Bronze Age Europe
ⓘ
social complexity in Bronze Age northern Europe ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Peene River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritageStatus | important prehistoric battlefield site ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfWaterBody | lowland river ⓘ |
| hasValley | Tollense Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | site of large-scale prehistoric conflict ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bronze Age battlefield in its valley
ⓘ
one of the oldest large-scale battle sites in Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Germany ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Tollense Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInGerman | Tollense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Neubrandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Peene river system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Tollense Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mecklenburg Lake District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchDiscipline |
archaeology
ⓘ
prehistoric warfare studies ⓘ |
| significance | evidence for organized warfare in Bronze Age northern Europe ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | near Neubrandenburg ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
German archaeologists
ⓘ
international research teams ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Peene River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local recreation
ⓘ
nature conservation ⓘ |
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