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Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/975/
UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, map, a description of the site and a justification for inscription.
The Middle Palaeolithic Site of Wallertheim
http://www.urgeschichte.uni-tuebingen.de/index.php?id=53&L=1
Brief introduction to the site located in the Rheinhessen region of Germany, approximately 25km southwest of the city of Mainz, and situated on the former floodplain of the Wiesbach river.
Roman Open Air Museum Hechingen-Stein
A reconstructed Roman Villa Rustica from the 1st to the 3rd century CE Description of the site, walking tour and panoramic views.
Roman Amphitheatre Unearthed in Germany
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200310/s973347.htm
ABC News article of October 23, 2003 provides a summary of the discovery.
Lionman Ttakes Pride of Place as Oldest Statue
http://www.nature.com/nsu/030901/030901-6.html
From Nature, 30,000-year-old carving might be work of Neanderthals or modern humans.
Excavations of the Carmelite Friary at Esslingen
http://home.bawue.de/~wmwerner/essling/english/karmel01.html
An online exhibition from the Landesdenkmalamt Baden-Wrttemberg of the excavations in 1991-92, which produced a fine corpus of pottery and medieval toys. Bibliography.
Essingen in the Middle Ages
http://home.bawue.de/~wmwerner/essling/english/index.html
Includes articles on the Medieval stained glass windows from Esslingen, the excavations at the Carmelite friary, and excavations at the Museum St. Dionysius.
Development of the Landscape of Bliesbruck/Reinheim
http://www.uni-saarland.de/fak5/physgeo/Reinheim/estart.html
Study by the University of Saarland of the European Culture Park including 3D reconstructions of different phases of settlement and photographs of Roman sites.
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brhl
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/288/
UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps and a description of the site.
Archaeologists Unearth German Stonehenge
http://yubanet.com/artman/publish/article_4307.shtml
From Deutsche Welle, German experts hailed Europe's oldest astronomical observatory, discovered in Saxony-Anhalt, a "milestone in archaeological research" after the details of the sensational find were made public.