{"id":17833,"date":"2026-06-10T15:21:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/actueel\/open-dag-archeologische-opgraving-ijsseldijk-op-17-juni\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T15:06:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:06:54","slug":"open-day-at-the-ijsseldijk-archaeological-excavation-on-17-june","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/en\/actueel\/open-dag-archeologische-opgraving-ijsseldijk-op-17-juni\/","title":{"rendered":"Open day archaeological excavation IJsseldijk on 17 June"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-acfblock=\"Tekst\" class=\"section a section--grey e-tekst\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col article-content__content-custom-1220 editor elementOnTop\">\r\n<p><strong>On Wednesday 17 June 2026, Apeldoorn Council is organising an open day at an archaeological excavation site on the IJsseldijk. Everyone is welcome to come and learn more about the remarkable finds in the area between the A1, A50 and the Apeldoorn\u2013Zutphen railway line. The open day will take place from 1.00 pm to 3.00 pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The excavation is being carried out as part of the De Maten high-voltage project and the development of Ecofactorij II. Both projects are collaborating on this. Previous investigations have indicated that there may be significant archaeological remains in the ground. For this reason, archaeologists are examining the area first, before work continues.<\/p>\n<h2>Notable finds in the area<\/h2>\n<p>The area around the IJsseldijk has a long history. Archaeologists have previously found Stone Age artefacts here. This shows that hunters and gatherers were already living and working in this area thousands of years ago.<\/p>\n<p>A remarkable discovery has also been made: a so-called post hole circle. This is a circle of post holes in the ground. Archaeologists believe these holes date back to the Bronze Age and may be part of an ancient burial mound. Burial mounds were once used as burial sites for important individuals or families.<\/p>\n<p>That is striking, as burial mounds were not actually expected in this low-lying area. The new excavation should shed more light on the history and significance of this site.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div data-acfblock=\"Afbeeldingen-enkel\" class=\"section editor section--grey\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center editor__wide-image elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 editor__image-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/eco-opendag.jpg\" alt=\"A field worker shows a find to visitors during an outdoor excursion on a lawn\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div data-acfblock=\"Tekst\" class=\"section a section--grey e-tekst\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col article-content__content-custom-1220 editor elementOnTop\">\r\n<p><strong>Join the archaeologists<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the open day, visitors can see how archaeological research is carried out. Archaeologists will talk about the excavation and share the initial findings. Visitors start at the Veluwe Archaeology Hub, where they can learn all about local archaeology, the Stone Age and burial mounds. Visitors can also get hands-on by building or excavating a mini burial mound. Afterwards, visitors will walk with a guide to the edge of the excavation site.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Practical information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The open day will take place on Wednesday 17 June 2026 from 1 pm to 3 pm at IJsseldijk 82, Klarenbeek.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":17805,"parent":415,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"nieuws","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[299,66],"tags":[],"folder":[],"class_list":["post-17833","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cultuur-en-erfgoed","category-home"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.1 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Open dag opgraving IJsseldijk | Gemeente Apeldoorn<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Op 17 juni organiseert gemeente Apeldoorn een open dag bij de archeologische opgraving aan de IJsseldijk, van 13.00 tot 15.00 uur.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/en\/latest\/open-day-at-the-ijsseldijk-archaeological-excavation-on-17-june\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Open dag archeologische opgraving IJsseldijk op 17 juni\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Op 17 juni organiseert gemeente Apeldoorn een open dag bij de archeologische opgraving aan de IJsseldijk, van 13.00 tot 15.00 uur.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/en\/latest\/open-day-at-the-ijsseldijk-archaeological-excavation-on-17-june\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Apeldoorn\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gemeenteapeldoorn\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-07T13:06:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/header-eco-dag.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"665\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.apeldoorn.nl\\\/en\\\/actueel\\\/open-dag-archeologische-opgraving-ijsseldijk-op-17-juni\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.apeldoorn.nl\\\/en\\\/actueel\\\/open-dag-archeologische-opgraving-ijsseldijk-op-17-juni\\\/\",\"name\":\"Open dag opgraving IJsseldijk | Gemeente Apeldoorn\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.apeldoorn.nl\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.apeldoorn.nl\\\/en\\\/actueel\\\/open-dag-archeologische-opgraving-ijsseldijk-op-17-juni\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.apeldoorn.nl\\\/en\\\/actueel\\\/open-dag-archeologische-opgraving-ijsseldijk-op-17-juni\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.apeldoorn.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/header-eco-dag.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-10T13:21:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-07T13:06:54+00:00\",\"description\":\"Op 17 juni organiseert gemeente Apeldoorn een open dag bij de archeologische opgraving aan de IJsseldijk, van 13.00 tot 15.00 uur.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.apeldoorn.nl\\\/en\\\/actueel\\\/open-dag-archeologische-opgraving-ijsseldijk-op-17-juni\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.apeldoorn.nl\\\/en\\\/actueel\\\/open-dag-archeologische-opgraving-ijsseldijk-op-17-juni\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.apeldoorn.nl\\\/en\\\/actueel\\\/open-dag-archeologische-opgraving-ijsseldijk-op-17-juni\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.apeldoorn.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/header-eco-dag.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.apeldoorn.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/header-eco-dag.jpg\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":665,\"caption\":\"Gemeente Apeldoorn houdt vrijdag 9 mei een open dag bij het archeologisch onderzoek op Ecofactorij II. 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