This series is a selection of photographs from my book about the still visible remains of the neolithic and the bronze-age cultures in Northern Germany (Tempel der Ahnen - Megalithbauten in Norddeutschland, Baden und München, 2005).

top Karlsminde, Detail 1, Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde

The longbarrow of Karlsminde, Detail.

top Karlsminde, Detail 2, Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Entry to one of the three chambers in the longbarrow of Karlsminde.

top Birkenmoor, Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Two longbarrows near Birkenmoor with a visible capstone.

top Nehmten, Kreis Plön

Stones of a longbarrow near Nehmten.

top Archsum, Sylt, Kreis Nordfriesland

One of the megaliths in the mud flat near Archsum, only visible at low tide.