Funkenburg archaeological open-air museum
| Funkenburg West Greussia | ||
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 Reconstructed fortification of the Funkenburg |
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| Alternative name (s): | Funkenburg archaeological open-air museum | |
| Creation time : | around 200 BC BC (Iron Age fortified settlement) | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg on a spur | |
| Conservation status: | partially reconstructed | |
| Standing position : | Military leaders, followers, craftsmen | |
| Construction: | Palisades, ramparts (and ditches) | |
| Place: | West Greussia | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 14 '20 " N , 10 ° 55' 5" E | |
| Height: | 175 m above sea level NN | |
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The Archaeological Open-Air Museum Funkenburg - the reconstruction of a Germanic fortified settlement, which is unique in Germany - is located on a flat mountain spur that slopes steeply on three sides on the outskirts of West Greussia . Scheduled excavations were carried out from 1974 to 1980 on the Germanic fortified settlement.
The Funkenburg was between 200 BC. Settled in BC and AD 50. The fortified settlement was fortified with palisades, ramparts (fore and main ramparts) and ditches to the northwest.
Excavations
During the archaeological investigations on site, 60 huts and around 500 pits were identified. The largest building had a footprint of 8 mx 14 m and was probably the seat of the head of the fortified settlement. The finds, especially the ceramics, point to an immigration from East Germany. Relationships with the Celts and Romans could also be shown on the basis of the finds.
reconstruction
After the excavation, only the reconstructed moat between the outer and main castle was preserved. After work, the local group initially reconstructed the defense tower using simple means, at least the perimeter of the main building was marked with posts and at the same time the complete reconstruction of the defense system was suggested.
From 1992 to 1999, the fortifications of the outer and main castle were then partially reconstructed at the original location from ramparts, ditches, towers and palisades. The concept for the "reconstruction" of the Funkenburg was developed by the local association Funkenburg Westgreußen, which received scientific advice from the Museum of Prehistory and Early History of Thuringia .
While the outer bailey is used for museum operations, a representative “selection of modeled living and working houses, storage buildings, ovens and tools” was created in the main bailey.
Events
The castle and its surroundings are ideally suited for depicting Iron Age cultural groups, which is why they became a center for experimental archeology in Thuringia in addition to the pottery workshop near Haarhausen since the early 1990s . At the events, the members of the association recreate the Iron Age way of life and work in appropriate clothing. Activities such as pottery, baking, spinning, dyeing, weaving, knotting nets or archery are offered as part of active programs.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d See history of the open-air museum ( Memento of the original from February 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ↑ See Westgreußen . In: Historical Guide. Sites and monuments of history in the districts of Erfurt, Gera, Suhl , Urania-Verlag, Leipzig-Jena-Berlin 1978, p. 66.
- ↑ Cf. Verein Funkenburg Westgreußen e. V. ( Memento of the original from November 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Funkenburg-Verein, 2011, accessed July 31, 2011.
- ↑ Cf. Verein Funkenburg Westgreußen e. V. ( Memento of the original from November 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Funkenburg-Verein, 2011, accessed on July 31, 2011: “After extensive discussions between the Thuringian State Office for Archaeological Monument Preservation Weimar, the cultural office of the Sondershausen district (now Kyffhäuserkreis), the Westgreußen community, the Funkenburg Westgreußen association. V., the non-profit support company Arbeit und Umwelt and other institutions was able to start the reconstruction on December 1st, 1992 and was completed in 1999. "
literature
- Rosemarie Müller: Greetings. In: Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde (RGA). 2nd Edition. Volume 13, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1999, ISBN 3-11-016315-2 , pp. 17-18. (on-line)
- Historical guide. Sites and monuments of history in the districts of Erfurt, Gera, Suhl . Urania-Verlag, Leipzig-Jena-Berlin 1978.
Web links
- Funkenburg Westgreußen , accessed on July 31, 2011.
- Tour of Funkenburg Westgreußen (pictures) , accessed on July 31, 2011.
- Funkenburg Westgreußen e. V. accessed on July 31, 2011