Steinzeitdorf Randau

About the museum

The starting point is a roughly 4,500-year-old post-hole house of the Schönfeld culture, whose remains were secured in 1941 in a sand dune on the old bank of the Elbe. To make this house experienced again, a friends' association was founded in 2001. With municipal job creation measures and many volunteers, the site on the northern edge of Randau was created and could open in 2003.

Over the following years, the roughly two-hectare site was equipped with a longhouse of the Linear Pottery culture based on finds from the Magdeburg Börde, an early medieval pit house, a clay bread oven, and a palisade wall. There is also a herb garden with Stone Age useful plants and an adventure trail below the village. The houses represent three periods, from the beginning of farming settlement more than 7,000 years ago to the end of the Stone Age and into the Middle Ages.

Today, the friends' association runs the museum with volunteers. Visitors may touch and try out much, from making fire to spinning with hand spindles and archery; on special occasions, bread is baked in the clay oven. Over the course of the year, a season opening and an Advent market take place.

Highlights

• Reconstructed longhouse of the Linear Pottery culture, built in a method over 7,000 years old
• House of the Schönfeld culture and medieval pit house
• Clay oven and herb garden with Stone Age useful plants
• Hands-on activities: making fire, spinning, archery
• Stone Age adventure trail and playground

Permanent exhibition

• Steinzeitdorf mit Häusern aus drei Epochen – Longhouse of the Linear Pottery culture, house of the Schönfeld culture and medieval pit house, furnished with replica tools, weapons and household items.

Founded

2001

Operated by

Förderverein Randau e. V.

Admission & discounts

Admission is €2.50 on weekdays; no tours take place on weekends or public holidays. Freshly baked bread from the clay oven can be ordered for €5.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

All entrances are at ground level, and there is an accessible toilet. Wheelchair users are very welcome; dogs are allowed.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Playground / play area

Visitors may touch and try out everything. There is a playground with a sandpit and a playhouse, a Stone Age adventure trail (free admission), and project days and environmental education programs for daycare centers and schools.

Getting there & parking

The Stone Age village lies on the Elbe cycle route Hamburg–Dresden and on the Elbaue adventure trail; from the stop, it is a walk toward Kreuzhorst.

Amenities & dining

Small sales of food and drinks, covered seating, clay oven with bread sales. Toilets available. Smoking is prohibited across the entire site.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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