D43

D43 is a prehistoric burial site near Emmen with two burial chambers housed within a roughly 40-meter-long stone structure. About 53 stones are arranged around the perimeter to form the outer boundary of the monument.

The site originated around 3000 BC and served as a burial place during the Neolithic period. It remained in use for centuries and continued to be used for burials during the Bronze Age.

The site shows how early communities in this region buried their dead and what mattered to them in the afterlife. You can see from the different burial chambers that burials took place here over a long period of time.

The site stands on an open field and is accessible on foot, but there is little infrastructure on the grounds. The nearby Nabershof museum offers additional information and guidance for visitors.

This is the only site of its kind in the Netherlands that displays a large burial chamber sanctuary with characteristics similar to those found in Germany and Denmark. Such structures are otherwise typical of megalithic cultures in northern Europe.