The Hunebed Centre

More than 5,000 years ago, a groups of peasants erected impressive stone tombs, that would remain untouched for thousands of generations. These tombs still exist today and they can be viewed at the Hunebed Centre. A hunebed brings you face to face with prehistory: it makes you wonder how these early farmers lived, how they experienced joy and grief and how they managed to pile up those massive stones that weighed tons.
At the Hunebed Centre you will experience this peasant tribe, an encounter that will be sensational. The Borger Hunebed Centre, situated on a sand ridge (Hondsrug) in the province of Drenthe, takes you back to prehistoric times, when the first peasants settled in Drenthe. It was these peasants who built these impressive stone monuments, that can still be admired in the Drenthe countryside. 54 still exist, the biggest of which is situated right next to the Centre. The museum tells the story of these mysterious megalithic graves and the people that built them and answers questions such as: Who built them, how were they built and, most importantly, why did they build them?

Find out more by visiting the Hunebed Centre website.