Sensation find in Thuringia: 10,000 artifacts from the Neolithic Age!

Archäologen entdecken im Saale-Holzland-Kreis bei Walpernhain eine bedeutende Jungsteinsiedlung mit über 10.000 Artefakten.
Archaeologists discover a significant venal stone settlement with over 10,000 artifacts in the Saale-Holzland-Kreis near Walpernhain. (Symbolbild/NAG)

Sensation find in Thuringia: 10,000 artifacts from the Neolithic Age!

Walpernhain, Deutschland - A sensational discovery caused a sensation in Thuringia. Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a settlement several thousand years old in Walpernhain, more precisely in Walpernhain. This region could soon be in the light of new findings about the Neolithic period, such as Thuringia24 reported. The discovery is part of studies as part of the construction project for Stromtrasse Suedostlink.

The site contains more than 10,000 artifacts, including flint tools, special stone devices for woodworking and various ceramic objects. These finds not only provide information about the way of life of the contemporaries at that time, but also enable a more precise reconstruction of their technologies. Among other things, several houses of the stab ceramic culture were uncovered, which are between 4,900 and 4,500 BC. BC can be dated.

insights into the life of the Jungstein settlers

What the archaeologists discovered on site could change the ideas about the living conditions in the Neolithic. The released remains of 6 to 7 houses had a maximum of 17 x 9 meters and have numerous post pits that are up to one meter deep. These structures offer a fascinating insight into past construction methods, while the accompanying mines contained many other finds such as flint artifacts and decorated ceramics, as a report by n-tv supplemented.

The archaeological preliminary examinations that have been carried out since August 2021 are part of an extensive study that affects around 30 kilometers of the 70 km long route. From 2024, the examinations in the other section are to be continued. In the period until 2027, the Thuringian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments and Archeology will observe and continuously examine the construction progress.

technology and craft of the Stone Age

A particularly important focus is on the discovered workplaces for stone processing, which give important conclusions about the processing technologies of various types of rock. This is possible through the precise analysis of the finds that are over 10,000, reports Archeology42 .

The finds in Walpernhain not only promise a deeper insight into the technological skills of the Neolithic population, but also expand our knowledge of their everyday life. If the work on the Stromtrasse continues, further exciting discoveries can be expected.

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