Lossow castle wall
| Lossow castle wall | ||
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 View of the castle wall lined with bushes |
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| Creation time : | approx. 10th century BC Chr. | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Place: | Lossow | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 17 ′ 18 ″ N , 14 ° 34 ′ 19 ″ E | |
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The castle wall Lossow describes the castle stables of a former Slavic castle wall in today's Lossow , a district of the independent city of Frankfurt (Oder) . It is listed in the Brandenburg soil monument list.
location
The facility is located seven kilometers south of Frankfurt (Oder). It lies west of the Oder . In the north and west, the inner area is protected by a wood-earth wall at a height of six meters, in the east towards the Oder by the steep wall , a natural monument in Berlin's glacial valley , and in the south by a natural valley. The fortification of the wall, which is measured today, covers an area of 4.8 hectares.
Castle wall
The history of the castle begins in the 12th century BC. BC as a fortified settlement above the steep wall , a natural plateau of the western Oder river.
The construction of the castle ramparts probably began in the 10th century BC. This is proven by excavations of technical facilities for ceramic production. Fragments of casting molds testify to the craftsmanship of bronze processing; Remnants of domestic and wild animals, fish and plants provide information about eating habits. The castle housed up to 1800 people.
In the early Iron Age , approx. 800–600 BC. BC, the so-called Göritzer group populated the area. The castle wall was built in the 6th century BC. Abandoned until Slavs populated the area. The castle was rebuilt in the 8th century, but it burned down in the 10th century.
In 1844, archaeological finds were discovered during the construction of the Berlin – Breslau railway line . In 1898, the historical association Frankfurt (Oder) began scientific research into the castle ramparts. Further excavations on behalf of the Berlin Völkerkundemuseum took place in 1909 and 1919. The work was interrupted due to the prevailing crisis and inflation and could only be continued from 1926 under the direction of Wilhelm Unverzagt . 60 shafts were brought to light, which were interpreted as "sacrificial shafts". In different layers, up to eight meters deep, there were vessels, jewelry, weapons and human and animal skeletons, some of which were dismembered. Further excavations followed in 1968 by the Museum für Ur- und Frühgeschichte Potsdam, from 1980 to 1984 by the German Historical Museum in cooperation with the Humboldt University of Berlin and in 2009 as part of a ten-week teaching excavation with students from the Humboldt University of Berlin and the Free University Berlin . The well-shaped shafts, which were extended to several hundred, contained human and animal bones. Cut marks and cut marks on the bones suggest that sacrificial acts took place here. The sacrificed people are mainly children and young people. The research on the castle wall was taken over by Ines Beilke-Voigt and continued.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Burgwall Lossow. ( Memento from January 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (private website Ines Beilke-Voigt (archaeologist))
- ^ Entry on Wallburg Lossow in the private database "Alle Burgen". Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ Burgwall research history. ( Memento from January 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (private website Ines Beilke-Voigt (archaeologist))
- ^ Prehistory and early history. ( Memento from February 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Humboldt University Berlin
- ↑ a b A rampart from the Late Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age and the Middle Slavic period near Lossow. ( Memento from January 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Brandenburg State Office for Monument Preservation and State Archaeological Museum
- ^ Lossow I. Old research and new projects.
- ↑ Burgwall von Lossow PDF
- ^ Burgwall research history. ( Memento from January 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (private website Ines Beilke-Voigt (archaeologist))