Eiersberg
| Eiersberg | ||
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| height | 349 m | |
| location | Bavaria , Germany | |
| Mountains | Werra-Gäuplatten ( Mellrichstädter Gäu ) | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 23 '50 " N , 10 ° 15' 5" E | |
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The Eiersberg is a mountain near Mittelstreu in Lower Franconia with a hilltop settlement, which has been proven for the early Iron Age .
geography
The mountain is a long ridge and borders with a steep slope on the east side directly on the course of the Streu (a tributary of the Franconian Saale ) at the place Mittelstreu.
At the foot of the mountain there are several springs with a very high discharge that directly feed the litter.
The hilltop settlement
The hillside settlement is located on the plateau of the mountain on the eastern steep slope towards the streu. A steep valley protects the facility on the north side. The fortification, a 130 m long and up to 2 m high wall, can still be seen on the southwest side of the site. In the interior with around 13,000 m², the excavations open up rows of houses that are aligned on the rampart with their long side towards the inner open space. These buildings were used as residential buildings and storage buildings.
More recent excavation phases in 1982 and 1985 with more detailed archaeological investigations currently result in the following development phases for the hilltop settlement:
- first inspections probably from the Mesolithic , the older and especially the young Neolithic ;
- intensive settlement in the Hallstatt period ;
- Largest expansion phase in the 4th century BC with the replacement of the old ramparts with a post slit wall and an almost 17 m wide ditch
- further usage phase in the 7th century AD
Archaeological finds are ceramics , arm rings, fibulae, elements of costume, parts of metal objects and parts of bronze vessels. The complex is one of the most extensively researched monuments of the Iron Age in Lower Franconia.
literature
- Castles in Bavaria, 7000 years of history in the aerial photo. Konrad Theiss Verlag 1999, ISBN 3-8062-1364-X
- Bad Kissingen, Franconian Saale, Grabfeld, southern Rhön (= guide to prehistoric and early historical monuments. Volume 28). Philip von Zabern, Mainz 1975.
- Stefan Gerlach: The Eiersberg: A hill settlement from the pre-Roman Iron Age and its position in the settlement landscape between the Rhön and the Thuringian Forest (= material booklets for Bavarian prehistory. Volume A 69). M. Lassleben, Kallmünz / Opf. 1995, ISBN 3-7847-5069-9 .