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Alblasserwaard - Oost

Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.

Netherlands (Europe and North America)
Date of Submission: 26/09/1995
Category: Cultural
Submitted by: Ministerie van Onderwijs Cultuur en Wetenschappen
Coordinates: Province of Zuid-Holland Zone 31 easting northing 633238.28977 5748987.66720
Ref.: 466

Description

This property comprises a large number (50-60) of Pleistocene river dunes (donken) on which well-preserved traces of human occupation can be found dating from the Mesolithic and Neolithic Periods as well as the Early Bronze Age. Most of these donken are partly covered by peat and are consequently well-preserved in the subsoil. Other donken are visible above the subsoil and as such are unique and valuable elements of the modern-day landscape.