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The mysterious erdstall

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Tags: europe, middle ages, erdstall, archaeology, architecture, tunnels, germany, author.matthias schulz
https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/hideouts-or-sacred-spaces-experts-baffled-by-mysterious-underground-chambers-a-775348.html

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Title
Hideouts or Sacred Spaces?: Experts Baffled by Mysterious Underground Chambers - DER SPIEGEL - International
Authors
Matthias Schulz, DER SPIEGEL
Published
Jul 22 2011
Word count
2545 words

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  1. cfabbro
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    There are very similar (although much less numerous) underground tunnels called Fogous in Cornwall that we also don't quite know what their purpose was for. And for anyone curious what the inside...

    There are very similar (although much less numerous) underground tunnels called Fogous in Cornwall that we also don't quite know what their purpose was for. And for anyone curious what the inside of one looks like, Time Team (an awesome TV program ft. archeological excavations) did an episode on one:

    Time Team - S3-E1 - Prehistoric Fogou (Boleigh, Cornwall)

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  2. Turtle
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    There are more than 700 curious tunnel networks in Bavaria, but their purpose remains a mystery. Were they built as graves for the souls of the dead, as ritual spaces or as hideaways from marauding bandits? Archeologists are now exploring the subterranean vaults to unravel their secrets.

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