# Eythra

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{{Short description|Former settlement in Germany}}
'''Eythra''' is a former settlement near [Leipzig](/source/Leipzig), Germany. It is archaeologically important because it is one of the sites of Europe's oldest civilisation. Investigations between 1993 and 2005 under the direction of [Harald Stäuble](/source/Harald_St%C3%A4uble) revealed a village complex and temple of {{convert|25|hectare}} at Eythra which had been home to up to 300 people.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Keys|first1=David|title=Found: Europe's oldest civilisation|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/found-europes-oldest-civilisation-5345769.html|website=The Independent|accessdate=10 May 2018|date=10 June 2005}}</ref><ref>[https://www.archaeologie.sachsen.de/eythra-eine-jungsteinzeitliche-siedlung-5712.html Eythra: eine jungsteinzeitliche Siedlung], Archäologie in Sachsen, retrieved 11 September 2022.</ref> The village Eythra was demolished in the 1980s to make way for an open pit [lignite](/source/lignite) mine. Its territory is now part of the municipalities of [Leipzig](/source/Leipzig) and [Zwenkau](/source/Zwenkau).<ref>{{HOV|Eythra}}</ref>

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