Steinzeitpark Dithmarschen, Albersdorf

The goal of Steinzeitpark is to recreate a cultural landscape from around 5,000 years ago during the Neolithic period across about 40 hectares – making it accessible and engaging for both young and old. A time-travel adventure through Steinzeitpark Albersdorf offers an unforgettable experience, filled with vivid impressions of our ancestors' formative era.

To portray the life of the first farmers and animal herders, a Stone Age farmer or farmeress lives in the Neolithic village. During the park's opening hours, they bring the reconstructed farmhouse “Pennigbüttel” from the middle Neolithic period around 3200 BC to life.

The hunter-gatherer camp focuses on hunters, fishermen, and gatherers from the period from the end of the Ice Age about 10,000 years ago until the beginning of the farming Stone Age (Neolithic).

The Steinzeithaus Museum, opened in March 2023, offers a tour through the Stone Age epochs in Schleswig-Holstein and Dithmarschen.

Facebook video: Nele on tour in Steinzeithaus

12 reasons to visit: The museum is heated by geothermal energy: 8 geothermal probes, each 100 meters deep, together with a heat pump supply the building's heating energy.

The only exhibition in Germany solely focused on “Archaeology and Environmental History of the Stone Age in Northern Germany.”

A unique view of the “Stone Age landscape” and the diverse nature of the Dithmarschen Geest from the Steinzeithaus terrace.

The oldest human finds in Schleswig-Holstein: unique stone tools over 100,000 years old from Neanderthals discovered in a gravel pit in Schalkholz, Dithmarschen.

Architecture and inspiration: The newly opened Steinzeithaus museum building impresses with its modern architecture, which draws on Stone Age shapes and incorporates a knapped flint as well as the construction style of Stone Age farmhouses.

Discover fascinating Stone Age facts: The modern exhibition showcases the original Stone Age artifacts, many thousands of years old, in an engaging design and offers several interactive stations.

Living Stone Age: Outside the park, museum educators demonstrate Stone Age life – here you can actually talk with a Stone Age hunter or farmer.

Open museum: Steinzeitpark Dithmarschen offers, alongside its wide-ranging program for museum visitors and groups (by appointment), opportunities for a variety of projects, your own programs, and activities!

Try it yourself: Take part in hands-on activities or anytime during the season try out your (craft) “Stone Age skills” at the middle and late Neolithic settlements in the outdoor area.

Understand other cultures: People in the Stone Age lived in different cultural and natural landscapes – be curious and get to know them.

Relaxation and entertainment: Enjoy an inspiring encounter with the Stone Age, participate in outdoor activities like archery, flint knapping, and fire making – or simply stroll through the 40-hectare park with its developed trails leading through (Stone Age) forest and (pasture) fields to authentic megalithic graves and burial mounds.

Meet the great team: They’re happy to help you with questions, tips, and your wishes at the ticket counter, as Stone Age educators, and in administration to make your visit a unique experience.

Welcome to the Stone Age!