The Heuneburg on the Upper Danube is one of the best-studied sites of the European Iron Age. Rece... more The Heuneburg on the Upper Danube is one of the best-studied sites of the European Iron Age. Recent research has radically changed our traditional understanding of this central place, which in the 6th century BC covered an area of about 100 hectares. As we argue in the book, the settlement can be classified as the first city north of the Alps. This volume has two main, interconnected aims: to provide the first synthesis in English on the archaeology of the Heuneburg and its surroundings, including the rich burial evidence and the hillforts in the vicinity; and to set the development of this important Early Iron Age site into the broader context of the centralisation and urbanisation processes of the Late Hallstatt period. The fi nal chapter includes an overview of the main contemporaneous sites in Temperate Europe, from Bourges and Mont Lassois in France to Závist in the Czech Republic.
Die Heuneburg -keltischer Fürstensitz an der oberen Donau 28 Die Heuneburgkeltischer Fürstensitz ... more Die Heuneburg -keltischer Fürstensitz an der oberen Donau 28 Die Heuneburgkeltischer Fürstensitz an der oberen Donau Führer zu archäologischen Denkmälern in Baden-Württemberg Herausgegeben vom Landesamt für Denkmalpflege im Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart Band 28
In 1978 and 1979 an extraordinarily rich grave was systematically excavated by the Landesdenkmala... more In 1978 and 1979 an extraordinarily rich grave was systematically excavated by the Landesdenkmalamt Baden-Württemberg near Eberdingen-Hochdorf (Kr. Ludwigsburg); the grave dates to an early part of the phase Ha D2, or ca. 530/520 BC. The central grave, intact and excavated using modern techniques was covered by a large tumulus with a complex construction. It contained the remains of an unusually tall man aged about 40-50 years, with a very strong constitution. The deceased lay on a bronze couch and was provided with a large drinking and eating service for nine persons, slaughtering tools, a four-wheeled wagon with horse harness and his personal, partly gilded equipment. The subject of the present book is the archaeological and historical interpretation of the gold objects and the personal equipment of the dead. The deceased wore a golden neck-ring, which was a common status symbol of the time. The other gold objects were manufactured especially for the burial. Most of the gold was used to cover various objects, which had been used before the man’s death, with thin gold foil: a dagger with antenna-hilt, a bronze belt-plate and pointed shoes, which were a common fashion in the Mediterranean world. Two solid gold fibulae and a golden bracelet also deserve mention. The personal equipment also included a conical birch-bark hat, a nail-cutter, a razor and a comb. Three fishhooks, a quiver and 14 arrows are part of the hunting equipment. For a number of objects it can be demonstrated that they were destroyed intentionally; for example the pins of fibulae are bent out of shape. This may be interpreted as reflecting a fear of the return of “dangerous deceased” back to the world of the living. The gilding of objects and the observation that many of the gold sheets were fixed carelessly, suggests, that ostentation during the burial ceremony was the main intention. The complexity of the burial, the richness of the gold artefacts and the other objects in the gave chamber – including the imported Greek bronze cauldron filled with ca. 375 litres of mead, the service for nine persons, the bronze couch probably made in the area of the Golasecca culture, the indigenous wagon covered with iron sheets, and the elaborate textiles – show that the man buried at Hochdorf was an outstanding person in his time and in his socio-political environment. In comparison with other “princely tombs” of the Hallstatt period it is suggested that he was a member of the uppermost elite of a hereditary aristocracy in the Hohenasperg area
In 1978 and 1979 an extraordinarily rich grave was systematically excavated by the Landesdenkmala... more In 1978 and 1979 an extraordinarily rich grave was systematically excavated by the Landesdenkmalamt Baden-Württemberg near Eberdingen-Hochdorf (Kr. Ludwigsburg); the grave dates to an early part of the phase Ha D2, or ca. 530/520 BC. The central grave, intact and excavated using modern techniques was covered by a large tumulus with a complex construction. It contained the remains of an unusually tall man aged about 40-50 years, with a very strong constitution. The deceased lay on a bronze couch and was provided with a large drinking and eating service for nine persons, slaughtering tools, a four-wheeled wagon with horse harness and his personal, partly gilded equipment. The subject of the present book is the archaeological and historical interpretation of the gold objects and the personal equipment of the dead. The deceased wore a golden neck-ring, which was a common status symbol of the time. The other gold objects were manufactured especially for the burial. Most of the gold was used to cover various objects, which had been used before the man’s death, with thin gold foil: a dagger with antenna-hilt, a bronze belt-plate and pointed shoes, which were a common fashion in the Mediterranean world. Two solid gold fibulae and a golden bracelet also deserve mention. The personal equipment also included a conical birch-bark hat, a nail-cutter, a razor and a comb. Three fishhooks, a quiver and 14 arrows are part of the hunting equipment. For a number of objects it can be demonstrated that they were destroyed intentionally; for example the pins of fibulae are bent out of shape. This may be interpreted as reflecting a fear of the return of “dangerous deceased” back to the world of the living. The gilding of objects and the observation that many of the gold sheets were fixed carelessly, suggests, that ostentation during the burial ceremony was the main intention. The complexity of the burial, the richness of the gold artefacts and the other objects in the gave chamber – including the imported Greek bronze cauldron filled with ca. 375 litres of mead, the service for nine persons, the bronze couch probably made in the area of the Golasecca culture, the indigenous wagon covered with iron sheets, and the elaborate textiles – show that the man buried at Hochdorf was an outstanding person in his time and in his socio-political environment. In comparison with other “princely tombs” of the Hallstatt period it is suggested that he was a member of the uppermost elite of a hereditary aristocracy in the Hohenasperg area.
Die vorliegende Studie stellt die leicht überarbeitete Fassung meiner im Juli 2001 eingereichten ... more Die vorliegende Studie stellt die leicht überarbeitete Fassung meiner im Juli 2001 eingereichten Diplomarbeit dar. Da nach Abschluß der Arbeit weitere Artikel und Monographien zu diesem Thema veröffentlicht wurden, erschien es ratsam, diese in die Endfassung zu integrieren. Auf die Ergebnisse der Studie hatten diese neuen Schriften keine Auswirkungen * . Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Panzerung der Latènezeit, folglich mit den Brustpanzern und anderen Aspekten der am Körper anliegenden Schutzbewaffnung. Helme und Schilde konnten nicht berücksichtigt werden. Der Dank gilt meinen Hochschullehrern Prof. Dr. A. Haffner und Prof. Dr. Dr. mult. h. c. M. Müller-Wille (em.), die sich dieser Arbeit angenommen haben. Priv.-Doz Dr. D. Krauße (Esslingen) ist für die Bereitstellung eines vorzüglichen Arbeitsraumes nebst technischem Interieur zu danken. Die Übersetzungen des Großteils der russischen und ukrainischen Literatur verdanke ich Herrn Prof. Dr. R. Grübel (Oldenburg), Herr E. Bozkurt (Denizl) übersetzte einen türkischen Text. Übersetzungshilfen lieferten Herr S. Schenzielorz, M. A. (Kiel) [Polnisch, Tschechisch] und Frau T. Grübel, M. A. (Kiel) [Französisch]. Für die Beschaffung bzw. Sendung wichtiger Literatur gebührt Herrn Dr. F. Müller (Bern), Herrn Dr. M. Egg (Mainz), Herr Professor F.-R. Herrmann (Bockenau) und Herrn B. Rauchfuß, M. A., (Berlin) mein Dank. Für Informationen bezüglich der Manchinger Funde danke ich Frau Prof. Dr. S. Sievers (Frankfurt), Herr Dr. M. Schönfelder (Glux-en-Glenne) stellte mir großzügigerweise Material zu dem Fundkomplex von Boé zur Verfügung. Die Möglichkeit, germanische Originalfunde zu untersuchen, verdanke ich Frau Dr. I. Ulbricht (Schleswig). Dankenswerterweise stellte mir der Graphikdesigner H. Dieterich (Kiel) vorzügliche Kartenvorlagen zur Verfügung. Frau W. Grübel (Oldenburg) danke ich für die gewissenhafte Korrektur des Großteils dieser Studie. Weiterhin gebührt meinen Freunden und Kommilitonen dafür große Anerkennung, daß sie mich ertragen haben und trotz meiner Launen immer für mich da waren. Besonders herzlich bedanken möchte ich mich bei meiner Freundin Tamara, die mir zur Seite stand und mich in jeder Hinsicht unterstützt hat. Nicht zuletzt meinen Eltern, die mein Studium geduldig und verständnisvoll begleiteten und förderten, gebührt großer Dank; dies möge in der Widmung seinen Ausdruck finden. Für die Vergabe dieses interessanten Themas und das Vertrauen, das in mich gesetzt wurde und nicht zuletzt für die engagierte Betreuung und das spürbare Interesse an dieser Studie bin ich meinem akademischen Lehrer Prof. Dr. A. Haffner zu größtem Dank verpflichtet. Kiel, im August 2003 * Literatur, die nach Dezember 2002 erschienen ist, konnte nicht mehr in den Text integriert werden -sie findet lediglich in den Fußnoten Erwähnung. 2
Auf einem in das Tal der Großen Lauter hineinragenden Bergsporn befindet sich eine der größten Hö... more Auf einem in das Tal der Großen Lauter hineinragenden Bergsporn befindet sich eine der größten Höhenbefestigungen Baden-Württembergs – Althayingen. Heute liegt die Anlage südlich von Indelhausen und nahe Hayingen im Landkreis Reutlingen. Sie besteht aus einem mehrfach befestigten, großen Vorbereich und einer Kernanlage mit Randwall. Die Wall-Graben-Anlagen grenzen dabei ein Areal von mindestens 7,3 ha ab, wovon etwa 4,3 ha auf ein fünfeckiges, im Osten durch zwei zusätzliche Hanggräben befestigtes Hochplateau entfallen.
Der inzwischen vierten Grabungskampagne auf dem Hochplateau von Althayingen gelang in diesem Jahr der eindeutige Nachweis eines Torbereichs. Die Zusammenstellung der einzelnen Ergebnisse zeigt, dass trotz der verhältnismäßig kleinen Größe der Schnitte über Jahre ein Befund freigelegt werden konnte, der in Süddeutschland bisher nur wenige Parallelen aufweist. Er untermauert das Potenzial des Fundplatzes und unterstreichen nicht zuletzt die Bedeutung von Althayingen im Netzwerk weiterer Höhenbefestigungen im Umfeld der frühkeltischen Heuneburg.
Early Iron Age Amber at the Heuneburg. New Insights into the Origin of the Amber Raw Material and... more Early Iron Age Amber at the Heuneburg. New Insights into the Origin of the Amber Raw Material and its Processing
As part of a research project funded by the Czech Science Foundation and the German Research Foundation, amber objects from various Central European contexts of the Early Iron Age (Ha C – Lt A) are to be analysed using scientific methods between 2023 and 2026. The focus is on determining the origin of the amber, reconstructing long-distance trade networks and analysing socio-economic and craft aspects. The project began with an investigation of the amber from the important late Hallstatt power centre of the Heuneburg. While the raw material for the amber artefacts from the Heuneburg itself came from the area between the Polish and Lithuanian Baltic coasts, the material from Bettelbühl burial mound 4 originated in the North Sea area and the western region of the Baltic Sea (Denmark/Northern Germany). This offers fascinating insights into the trade and exchange networks of the Early Iron Age.
The Heuneburg on the Upper Danube is one of the best-studied sites of the European Iron Age. Rece... more The Heuneburg on the Upper Danube is one of the best-studied sites of the European Iron Age. Recent research has radically changed our traditional understanding of this central place, which in the 6th century BC covered an area of about 100 hectares. As we argue in the book, the settlement can be classified as the first city north of the Alps. This volume has two main, interconnected aims: to provide the first synthesis in English on the archaeology of the Heuneburg and its surroundings, including the rich burial evidence and the hillforts in the vicinity; and to set the development of this important Early Iron Age site into the broader context of the centralisation and urbanisation processes of the Late Hallstatt period. The fi nal chapter includes an overview of the main contemporaneous sites in Temperate Europe, from Bourges and Mont Lassois in France to Závist in the Czech Republic.
Die Heuneburg -keltischer Fürstensitz an der oberen Donau 28 Die Heuneburgkeltischer Fürstensitz ... more Die Heuneburg -keltischer Fürstensitz an der oberen Donau 28 Die Heuneburgkeltischer Fürstensitz an der oberen Donau Führer zu archäologischen Denkmälern in Baden-Württemberg Herausgegeben vom Landesamt für Denkmalpflege im Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart Band 28
In 1978 and 1979 an extraordinarily rich grave was systematically excavated by the Landesdenkmala... more In 1978 and 1979 an extraordinarily rich grave was systematically excavated by the Landesdenkmalamt Baden-Württemberg near Eberdingen-Hochdorf (Kr. Ludwigsburg); the grave dates to an early part of the phase Ha D2, or ca. 530/520 BC. The central grave, intact and excavated using modern techniques was covered by a large tumulus with a complex construction. It contained the remains of an unusually tall man aged about 40-50 years, with a very strong constitution. The deceased lay on a bronze couch and was provided with a large drinking and eating service for nine persons, slaughtering tools, a four-wheeled wagon with horse harness and his personal, partly gilded equipment. The subject of the present book is the archaeological and historical interpretation of the gold objects and the personal equipment of the dead. The deceased wore a golden neck-ring, which was a common status symbol of the time. The other gold objects were manufactured especially for the burial. Most of the gold was used to cover various objects, which had been used before the man’s death, with thin gold foil: a dagger with antenna-hilt, a bronze belt-plate and pointed shoes, which were a common fashion in the Mediterranean world. Two solid gold fibulae and a golden bracelet also deserve mention. The personal equipment also included a conical birch-bark hat, a nail-cutter, a razor and a comb. Three fishhooks, a quiver and 14 arrows are part of the hunting equipment. For a number of objects it can be demonstrated that they were destroyed intentionally; for example the pins of fibulae are bent out of shape. This may be interpreted as reflecting a fear of the return of “dangerous deceased” back to the world of the living. The gilding of objects and the observation that many of the gold sheets were fixed carelessly, suggests, that ostentation during the burial ceremony was the main intention. The complexity of the burial, the richness of the gold artefacts and the other objects in the gave chamber – including the imported Greek bronze cauldron filled with ca. 375 litres of mead, the service for nine persons, the bronze couch probably made in the area of the Golasecca culture, the indigenous wagon covered with iron sheets, and the elaborate textiles – show that the man buried at Hochdorf was an outstanding person in his time and in his socio-political environment. In comparison with other “princely tombs” of the Hallstatt period it is suggested that he was a member of the uppermost elite of a hereditary aristocracy in the Hohenasperg area
In 1978 and 1979 an extraordinarily rich grave was systematically excavated by the Landesdenkmala... more In 1978 and 1979 an extraordinarily rich grave was systematically excavated by the Landesdenkmalamt Baden-Württemberg near Eberdingen-Hochdorf (Kr. Ludwigsburg); the grave dates to an early part of the phase Ha D2, or ca. 530/520 BC. The central grave, intact and excavated using modern techniques was covered by a large tumulus with a complex construction. It contained the remains of an unusually tall man aged about 40-50 years, with a very strong constitution. The deceased lay on a bronze couch and was provided with a large drinking and eating service for nine persons, slaughtering tools, a four-wheeled wagon with horse harness and his personal, partly gilded equipment. The subject of the present book is the archaeological and historical interpretation of the gold objects and the personal equipment of the dead. The deceased wore a golden neck-ring, which was a common status symbol of the time. The other gold objects were manufactured especially for the burial. Most of the gold was used to cover various objects, which had been used before the man’s death, with thin gold foil: a dagger with antenna-hilt, a bronze belt-plate and pointed shoes, which were a common fashion in the Mediterranean world. Two solid gold fibulae and a golden bracelet also deserve mention. The personal equipment also included a conical birch-bark hat, a nail-cutter, a razor and a comb. Three fishhooks, a quiver and 14 arrows are part of the hunting equipment. For a number of objects it can be demonstrated that they were destroyed intentionally; for example the pins of fibulae are bent out of shape. This may be interpreted as reflecting a fear of the return of “dangerous deceased” back to the world of the living. The gilding of objects and the observation that many of the gold sheets were fixed carelessly, suggests, that ostentation during the burial ceremony was the main intention. The complexity of the burial, the richness of the gold artefacts and the other objects in the gave chamber – including the imported Greek bronze cauldron filled with ca. 375 litres of mead, the service for nine persons, the bronze couch probably made in the area of the Golasecca culture, the indigenous wagon covered with iron sheets, and the elaborate textiles – show that the man buried at Hochdorf was an outstanding person in his time and in his socio-political environment. In comparison with other “princely tombs” of the Hallstatt period it is suggested that he was a member of the uppermost elite of a hereditary aristocracy in the Hohenasperg area.
Die vorliegende Studie stellt die leicht überarbeitete Fassung meiner im Juli 2001 eingereichten ... more Die vorliegende Studie stellt die leicht überarbeitete Fassung meiner im Juli 2001 eingereichten Diplomarbeit dar. Da nach Abschluß der Arbeit weitere Artikel und Monographien zu diesem Thema veröffentlicht wurden, erschien es ratsam, diese in die Endfassung zu integrieren. Auf die Ergebnisse der Studie hatten diese neuen Schriften keine Auswirkungen * . Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Panzerung der Latènezeit, folglich mit den Brustpanzern und anderen Aspekten der am Körper anliegenden Schutzbewaffnung. Helme und Schilde konnten nicht berücksichtigt werden. Der Dank gilt meinen Hochschullehrern Prof. Dr. A. Haffner und Prof. Dr. Dr. mult. h. c. M. Müller-Wille (em.), die sich dieser Arbeit angenommen haben. Priv.-Doz Dr. D. Krauße (Esslingen) ist für die Bereitstellung eines vorzüglichen Arbeitsraumes nebst technischem Interieur zu danken. Die Übersetzungen des Großteils der russischen und ukrainischen Literatur verdanke ich Herrn Prof. Dr. R. Grübel (Oldenburg), Herr E. Bozkurt (Denizl) übersetzte einen türkischen Text. Übersetzungshilfen lieferten Herr S. Schenzielorz, M. A. (Kiel) [Polnisch, Tschechisch] und Frau T. Grübel, M. A. (Kiel) [Französisch]. Für die Beschaffung bzw. Sendung wichtiger Literatur gebührt Herrn Dr. F. Müller (Bern), Herrn Dr. M. Egg (Mainz), Herr Professor F.-R. Herrmann (Bockenau) und Herrn B. Rauchfuß, M. A., (Berlin) mein Dank. Für Informationen bezüglich der Manchinger Funde danke ich Frau Prof. Dr. S. Sievers (Frankfurt), Herr Dr. M. Schönfelder (Glux-en-Glenne) stellte mir großzügigerweise Material zu dem Fundkomplex von Boé zur Verfügung. Die Möglichkeit, germanische Originalfunde zu untersuchen, verdanke ich Frau Dr. I. Ulbricht (Schleswig). Dankenswerterweise stellte mir der Graphikdesigner H. Dieterich (Kiel) vorzügliche Kartenvorlagen zur Verfügung. Frau W. Grübel (Oldenburg) danke ich für die gewissenhafte Korrektur des Großteils dieser Studie. Weiterhin gebührt meinen Freunden und Kommilitonen dafür große Anerkennung, daß sie mich ertragen haben und trotz meiner Launen immer für mich da waren. Besonders herzlich bedanken möchte ich mich bei meiner Freundin Tamara, die mir zur Seite stand und mich in jeder Hinsicht unterstützt hat. Nicht zuletzt meinen Eltern, die mein Studium geduldig und verständnisvoll begleiteten und förderten, gebührt großer Dank; dies möge in der Widmung seinen Ausdruck finden. Für die Vergabe dieses interessanten Themas und das Vertrauen, das in mich gesetzt wurde und nicht zuletzt für die engagierte Betreuung und das spürbare Interesse an dieser Studie bin ich meinem akademischen Lehrer Prof. Dr. A. Haffner zu größtem Dank verpflichtet. Kiel, im August 2003 * Literatur, die nach Dezember 2002 erschienen ist, konnte nicht mehr in den Text integriert werden -sie findet lediglich in den Fußnoten Erwähnung. 2
Auf einem in das Tal der Großen Lauter hineinragenden Bergsporn befindet sich eine der größten Hö... more Auf einem in das Tal der Großen Lauter hineinragenden Bergsporn befindet sich eine der größten Höhenbefestigungen Baden-Württembergs – Althayingen. Heute liegt die Anlage südlich von Indelhausen und nahe Hayingen im Landkreis Reutlingen. Sie besteht aus einem mehrfach befestigten, großen Vorbereich und einer Kernanlage mit Randwall. Die Wall-Graben-Anlagen grenzen dabei ein Areal von mindestens 7,3 ha ab, wovon etwa 4,3 ha auf ein fünfeckiges, im Osten durch zwei zusätzliche Hanggräben befestigtes Hochplateau entfallen.
Der inzwischen vierten Grabungskampagne auf dem Hochplateau von Althayingen gelang in diesem Jahr der eindeutige Nachweis eines Torbereichs. Die Zusammenstellung der einzelnen Ergebnisse zeigt, dass trotz der verhältnismäßig kleinen Größe der Schnitte über Jahre ein Befund freigelegt werden konnte, der in Süddeutschland bisher nur wenige Parallelen aufweist. Er untermauert das Potenzial des Fundplatzes und unterstreichen nicht zuletzt die Bedeutung von Althayingen im Netzwerk weiterer Höhenbefestigungen im Umfeld der frühkeltischen Heuneburg.
Early Iron Age Amber at the Heuneburg. New Insights into the Origin of the Amber Raw Material and... more Early Iron Age Amber at the Heuneburg. New Insights into the Origin of the Amber Raw Material and its Processing
As part of a research project funded by the Czech Science Foundation and the German Research Foundation, amber objects from various Central European contexts of the Early Iron Age (Ha C – Lt A) are to be analysed using scientific methods between 2023 and 2026. The focus is on determining the origin of the amber, reconstructing long-distance trade networks and analysing socio-economic and craft aspects. The project began with an investigation of the amber from the important late Hallstatt power centre of the Heuneburg. While the raw material for the amber artefacts from the Heuneburg itself came from the area between the Polish and Lithuanian Baltic coasts, the material from Bettelbühl burial mound 4 originated in the North Sea area and the western region of the Baltic Sea (Denmark/Northern Germany). This offers fascinating insights into the trade and exchange networks of the Early Iron Age.
The early Iron Age (800 to 450 BCE) in France, Germany and Switzerland, known as the ‘West-Hallst... more The early Iron Age (800 to 450 BCE) in France, Germany and Switzerland, known as the ‘West-Hallstattkreis’, stands out as featuring the earliest evidence for supra-regional organization north of the Alps. Often referred to as ‘early Celtic’, suggesting tentative connections to later cultural phenomena, its societal and population structure remain enigmatic.
Here we present genomic and isotope data from 31 individuals from this context in southern Germany, dating between 616 and 200 BCE. We identify multiple biologically related groups spanning three elite burials as far as 100 km apart, supported by trans-regional individual mobility inferred from isotope data. These include a close biological relationship between two of the richest burial mounds of the Hallstatt culture. Bayesian modelling points to an avuncular relationship between the two individuals, which may suggest a practice of matrilineal dynastic succession in early Celtic elites. We show that their ancestry is shared on a broad geographic scale from Iberia throughout Central-Eastern Europe, undergoing a decline after the late Iron Age.
Technological Dynamics of Early Iron Age Ceramics from the Heuneburg (SW Germany): A Synthesis of 50 Years of Research. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2023
This paper addresses technological dynamics revealed through raw material analyses of Late Hallst... more This paper addresses technological dynamics revealed through raw material analyses of Late Hallstatt (seventh-fifth centuries BCE) ceramics from the famous Heuneburg site (Herbertingen-Hundersingen, SW Germany). The study combines, for the first time, separate sets of thin-sections produced over the last 50 years in order to provide a comprehensive and consolidated characterisation of technological changes in ceramic production taking place at the site during the Hallstatt phases D1 to D3. It provides significant new insights into the relation between raw material procurement and preparation, on the one hand, and changes in ceramic typology and production methods, on the other hand (i.e. the introduction of the potter's wheel). The results reveal a shift from a broad spectrum of fabrics tempered with grog, sand or crushed calcite in phase Hallstatt D1, to the increasing use of non-calcareous, grog or sand-tempered fabrics. The new wheel-turned pottery (appearing from phase Hallstatt D3) is exclusively produced using a non-calcareous clay, often tempered with fine sand, indicating a specialisation in raw material selection alongside the introduction of novel shaping techniques. Evidence of continuity between the fabrics used in phase Hallstatt D1 and the new wheel-turned pottery suggests craft specialists drew upon established technological knowledge to integrate the potter's wheel. The adoption of the potter's wheel was likely also stimulated by the increased demand for new vessels to accommodate the consumption of fermented drinks such as grape wine, fruit wine or beer.
International Conference "Late Prehistoric Fortifications in Europe, Defensive, symbolic and terr... more International Conference "Late Prehistoric Fortifications in Europe, Defensive, symbolic and territorial aspects from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age, 10.-12. November 2017, Guimaraes, Portugal
International Conference of the AG Eisenzeit - Übergangswelten – Todesriten. Neue Forschungen zur... more International Conference of the AG Eisenzeit - Übergangswelten – Todesriten. Neue Forschungen zur Bestattungskultur der mitteleuropäischen Eisenzeit. Thursday, 12th November 2015 – Saturday, 14th November 2015
Proceedings ISA 2006, 36th International Symposium on Archaeometry, 2-6 May 2006, Quebec City, Ca... more Proceedings ISA 2006, 36th International Symposium on Archaeometry, 2-6 May 2006, Quebec City, Canada
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Der inzwischen vierten Grabungskampagne auf dem Hochplateau von Althayingen gelang in diesem Jahr der eindeutige Nachweis eines Torbereichs. Die Zusammenstellung der einzelnen Ergebnisse zeigt, dass trotz der verhältnismäßig kleinen Größe der Schnitte über Jahre ein Befund freigelegt werden konnte, der in Süddeutschland bisher nur wenige Parallelen aufweist. Er untermauert das Potenzial des Fundplatzes und unterstreichen nicht zuletzt die Bedeutung von Althayingen im Netzwerk weiterer Höhenbefestigungen im Umfeld der frühkeltischen Heuneburg.
As part of a research project funded by the Czech Science Foundation and the German Research Foundation, amber objects from various Central European contexts of the Early Iron Age (Ha C – Lt A) are to be analysed using scientific methods between 2023 and 2026. The focus is on determining the origin of the amber, reconstructing long-distance trade networks and analysing socio-economic and craft aspects. The project began with an investigation of the amber from the important late Hallstatt power centre of the Heuneburg. While the raw material for the amber artefacts from the Heuneburg itself came from the area between the Polish and Lithuanian Baltic coasts, the material from Bettelbühl burial mound 4 originated in the North Sea area and the western region of the Baltic Sea (Denmark/Northern Germany). This offers fascinating insights into the trade and exchange networks of the Early Iron Age.
Der inzwischen vierten Grabungskampagne auf dem Hochplateau von Althayingen gelang in diesem Jahr der eindeutige Nachweis eines Torbereichs. Die Zusammenstellung der einzelnen Ergebnisse zeigt, dass trotz der verhältnismäßig kleinen Größe der Schnitte über Jahre ein Befund freigelegt werden konnte, der in Süddeutschland bisher nur wenige Parallelen aufweist. Er untermauert das Potenzial des Fundplatzes und unterstreichen nicht zuletzt die Bedeutung von Althayingen im Netzwerk weiterer Höhenbefestigungen im Umfeld der frühkeltischen Heuneburg.
As part of a research project funded by the Czech Science Foundation and the German Research Foundation, amber objects from various Central European contexts of the Early Iron Age (Ha C – Lt A) are to be analysed using scientific methods between 2023 and 2026. The focus is on determining the origin of the amber, reconstructing long-distance trade networks and analysing socio-economic and craft aspects. The project began with an investigation of the amber from the important late Hallstatt power centre of the Heuneburg. While the raw material for the amber artefacts from the Heuneburg itself came from the area between the Polish and Lithuanian Baltic coasts, the material from Bettelbühl burial mound 4 originated in the North Sea area and the western region of the Baltic Sea (Denmark/Northern Germany). This offers fascinating insights into the trade and exchange networks of the Early Iron Age.
Here we present genomic and isotope data from 31 individuals from this context in southern Germany, dating between 616 and 200 BCE. We identify multiple biologically related groups spanning three elite burials as far as 100 km apart, supported by trans-regional individual mobility inferred from isotope data. These include a close biological relationship between two of the richest burial mounds of the Hallstatt culture. Bayesian modelling points to an avuncular relationship between the two individuals, which may suggest a practice of matrilineal dynastic succession in early Celtic elites. We show that their ancestry is shared on a broad geographic scale from Iberia throughout Central-Eastern Europe, undergoing a decline after the late Iron Age.
mitteleuropäischen Eisenzeit. Thursday, 12th November 2015 – Saturday, 14th November 2015