“Incredibly exciting”: Sensational find at a Bavarian school – archaeologists dig up 2,500-year-old relics
Created: 2023-01-06 06:57
By: Felix Herz
The archaeologists made the sensational find in mid-December at the construction site of the special school in Gaukönigshofen.
© Christian Schuster
During excavations at the construction site of a special needs school in Gaukönigshofen, archaeologists found a prehistoric pantry.
A big success.
Gaukönigshofen - In Gaukönigshofen, in the north of Bavaria, more precisely in Upper Franconia, a new special school is to be built.
But before construction begins, archaeologists were allowed to get to work on the site.
Because it was known from previous construction projects that there are archaeological monuments.
Archaeologists have now been looking for traces of history for almost three months.
In the end with success - they brought a real sensational find to light.
Sensational find in Bavaria: archaeologists dig up 2,500-year-old pantry
In mid-December, the district of Würzburg reported on the sensational excavation.
More than 40 relics, some of which are 2,500 years old, have been found, reported excavation leader Ulrich Müller from the Heyse Office for Excavations and Documentation.
In addition to Müller, district administrator Thomas Eberth and employees of the building construction administration of the district office were on site, as well as the two deputy mayors Esther Pfeuffer and Norbert Roth.
During the excavations, the archaeologists uncovered a prehistoric storeroom.
© Christian Schuster
The recent excavation revealed, among other things, the remains of a "storage pit from pre-Roman times," according to the website of the Würzburg district.
"Lots of broken ceramic vessels were locked in the ground, which allow conclusions to be drawn about the earlier settlement".
Archaeologists also found the “Bavarian Troy” in mid-December – a unique wall.
Archaeological sensation in Bavaria: finds from two ages
The excavation brought to light finds from two eras, for example pottery shards.
"We once found traces of settlements from the middle Hallstatt culture, an early Celtic period from around 800 to 600 BC.
At that time, simple farmers lived here who practiced agriculture, but already lived in massive houses made of wood and clay,” explains Müller.
Among the sensational finds are potsherds.
They date from 800 to 600 BC.
© Christian Schuster
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The other settlement remains date from the early Middle Ages, around the eighth to tenth centuries, the Carolingian period.
The finds therefore have no connection to each other and could indicate that there were almost two settlements at this point.
“I would take it as another indication that the region has been attractive to people for a long time.
Fertile soil, a good climate, proximity to water and transport routes have always been in demand,” said Müller when asked by Christian, Schuster from the Würzburg district office.
"Incredibly exciting find": relics are to be part of an exhibition
After the final excavations, the finds will be carefully examined and archived again.
District Administrator Thomas Eberth hopes that the relics will then be returned after they have been recognized by the monument protection authorities.
“We are holding thousands of years of history in our hands here.
This is an incredibly exciting find,” he explains.
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Eberth could also imagine making the shards of pottery and the historical processing accessible to the local schoolchildren later.
Incidentally, the excavations did not delay the construction of the new south site of the Rupert Egenberger School.
The groundbreaking is scheduled to take place in autumn 2023.
(fhz)
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