Pömmelte Woodhenge

South of Magdeburg archaeologists discovered the remains of a more than 4,000-year-old cult site. Not far from the Elbe, the circular ditched enclosure was reconstructed at its original location. In size, structure, and function the Pömmelte Woodhenge resembled the English Stonehenge. At Pömmelte, however, the architecture was not made from large stones but thousands of wooden posts. Both structures were built at the end of the Stone Age. The circular sanctuary at Pömmelte was an important cult site at the end of the Stone Age and the beginning of the Bronze Age. The finds, which were excellently preserved in the ground, provide unusually detailed insights into the life of the time. They uniquely testify to the complex rituals and sacrifices of the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.

In the neighbouring in Schönebeck (Elbe), original finds from the complex and its surrounding area are on display in one room of the exhibition – impressive remains of the cult site on the Elbe.