Time travel to the Middle Ages: Sensational figures of saints discovered on the whey market!

Time travel to the Middle Ages: Sensational figures of saints discovered on the whey market!

Molkenmarkt, 10179 Berlin, Deutschland - A sensational find shaken the archaeological world in Berlin! During excavations on the whey market, in the middle of the capital, the state monument office discovered remarkable medieval figures of saints. These finds offer unique insights into the popular piety of the Middle Ages and date from the 14th and 15th centuries. The eleven centimeter high statuette of St. Katharina, which could be recovered almost undamaged. According to Development city Experts like Eberhard Völker present the finds and emphasize their importance for Berlin's history.

Another highlight is the headless Madonna with the child of Jesus, which is only seven centimeters high. Despite the missing head, it impressively shows the central religious motive of that time. However, the discoveries are not only aesthetic, but also historically of great relevance, since they were used as reliquary, as Dr. Sebastian Heber, head of the ground monument department, explains. These statuettes represent the growing popular piety and the religious feeling of citizens in the late Middle Ages. In total, parts of 188 female figures were found that were created in the middle of the 14th century. This special discovery gives hope for a large number of future archaeological finds on the whey market, as reports.