2023-07-13 15:22:00
German archaeologists in the land of Schleswig-Holstein reported on the intermediate results of excavations at the site of a settlement of the 4th-5th centuries, which existed here during the Great Migration. According to the dpa news agency, research is being carried out on the territory of the Flintbeck community before the start of construction work.
According to the Land Office of Archeology, the settlement consisted of several farmsteads. During excavations this summer, traces of four buildings were found here – in addition to those found earlier in 2020 and 2021.
Excavations at Flintback. Photos
Flintbeck excavation sitePhoto: Axel Heimken/dpa/picture alliance Archaeologist Katahrina Schmeiduch at the excavation sitePhoto: Axel Heimken/dpa/picture alliance Residential buildings will be built on the site after the excavation is completed Photo: Axel Heimken/picture alliance/dpa
This area, known among archaeologists as the “Flintbeck Arc”, attracted the attention of scientists back in the 1970s, when the first burials of the Stone and Bronze Ages were discovered here. In Europe, the change of these two eras occurred around 2200 BC. In total, during the search in the territory of the community of Flintback, about eighty such places were found.
In turn, the first traces of buildings from the era of the Great Migration of Nations were discovered only a few years ago.
Great Migration
One of the reasons for the Great Migration of Nations – in addition to the period of cooling of the climate on the continent – was the conquest of Europe by the Huns. The invasion of this ancient steppe people led, in particular, to ethnic migrations from the peripheral regions to the central part of the Roman Empire. For the same reasons, the Germanic tribes of the Angles and Saxons were forced to move west to the British Isles, where they pressed the Celts.
Scientists are now collecting data on site and documenting archaeological finds. Later, this information will be used for further research on the history of Schleswig-Holstein.
It should be noted that in the land of Schleswig-Holstein there is a UNESCO World Heritage Site – the ancient Viking settlement of Hedeby – an archaeological monument of the 9th century. In February of this year, a sensational hoard of gold jewelry and silver coins, estimated at 800 years old, was found near this place.
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