Langweiler
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Location
Aldenhovener

Country
Germany

Year of Research
5300-4900 BC

Culture
Langweiler is an archaeological site is situated in the Merzbach Valley on the Aldenhovener Plateau of western Germany. Systematic excavations have revealed evidence of 160 houses from eight distinct settlement sites, plus three enclosures and a cemetery, belonging to the period of the 5300-4900 BC. The site is a key region for an understanding the nature of the earliest farming societies in the west-central Europe