Discovery on the field: Medieval settlement secret ventilated!

Discovery on the field: Medieval settlement secret ventilated!

In a spectacular archaeological find, astonishing traces of an early medieval settlement were discovered in the Paderborn area. According to a message from the Westfalen-Lippe Landscape Association (LWL) from the excavation on Detmolder Straße, which was carried out to prepare a new building area, the archaeologists did not find the hoped-for urn graves, but the remains of settlement structures that indicate agricultural use in the early Middle Ages. Excavation manager Robert Gündchen explained that a large, round discoloration in the soil, which was initially interpreted as a burial mound, turned out to be a water crop, deep to the groundwater. The discovery of an exquisite sword belt fitting indicates a possible connection to socially high -standing individuals who may have lived in Paderborn during the Carolingian “Renovatio”.

In addition, this area could also be linked to the leaf cavity in Hagen, where new excavations further promoted interesting objects that indicate early history activities. While artifacts from the Paleolithic period have been found in the leaf cave, current excavations now show an impressive continuity of human settlement for thousands of years, such as Heuschen et al. reported. The finds of the leaf cavity could thus be in a cultural context that could also have influenced the emergence of the early medieval settlement on Detmolder Strasse.

remarkable finds and their meaning

Among the more than 300 excavation objects at Paderborn are wooden residues, ceramic shards and even animal bones, all of which represent evidence of human activities in this region. In particular, the sword belt fitting, which is decorated with artistic plant ornaments, causes a stir and suggests that the owner may have belonged to an upper layer. Despite the exciting finds, the question remains open why such a person lived in an environment that was particularly shaped by simple country farmers. These discoveries could not only significantly expand our knowledge of life in early medieval Paderborn, but also to offer valuable references to the social structure and the exchange between different population groups.

For the archaeologists, it is now becoming exciting to further explore the connections to other sites, such as the leaf cavity, and to classify the knowledge gained in a comprehensive historical context. In this way, these excavations could provide far -reaching insights into the early history of Westphalia, as in detail of westfalen-blatt.de and Academia.edu is reported.