Sensational finds in the Saale-Holzland district: insight into the Neolithic Age!

Sensational finds in the Saale-Holzland district: insight into the Neolithic Age!

In the Saale-Holzland-Kreis in Thuringia, archaeologists at Walpernhain have landed a real stroke of luck. The discovery in the context of a construction project for a large electricity route could significantly expand the understanding of the Neolithic Age and already gives up many puzzles. A total of more than 10,000 artifacts, including flint artifacts, special stone devices for woodworking and diverse ceramic objects were recovered. This is one of the most important sites in the region, about the Thuringia24

As the excavations show, workplaces for stone processing were also exposed, which give interesting insights into the technologies of this era. It remains particularly exciting which further finds may come to light - the researchers are optimistic that the site still has many surprises. The Thuringian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments and Archeology emphasizes the outstanding importance of this discovery and promises new findings on the techniques and dealing with materials in the Neolithic population.

The past dig for trenches discover

Recently, fascinating excavations were also held in the Kyffhäuserkreis, which revolved around the flint of flint. There archaeologists encountered more than 500 pits and up to five meters deep shafts that are witnesses to intensive mining activity. The finds date from the second half of the fourth millennium BC and show that flint reduction was not only widespread at the time, but was also highly organized. Welt reports of shovels from cattle school leaves and an antlers that indicate that the people at that time deal with resources quite inventive goods.

The human remains that have been discovered are also exciting. For example, a dozen skeletons were found in the mountain lines, which raises questions about the burial and the social status of those people. Is it miners, relatives or even slaves? The finds show different equipment of the graves and indicate rank differences. For example, women were buried with devices and ornaments, while men received graves with weapons and other valuable objects - an indication of their social status.

A look at the bronze age

The newly discovered traces of the past not only contribute to the widening of our knowledge about the way of life of our ancestors, but are also an impressive example of the possibilities that modern archeology offers. In the coming months we can look forward to further interesting finds and findings that will enrich our view of the Neolithic Age and the Bronze Age.