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First castle, then city, then desert - new insights into Glouburg as reflected in the events at the end of the Hohenstaufen rule

Article published in hessenARCHAEOLOGIE 2018

Summary: In 2018, the last excavation campaign took place on the Glaubeg plateau as part of the 6th Summer Academy of Hesse ARCHEOLOGY. The focus of the investigation was the High Middle Ages, Staufer period, settlement and the planned expansion from a castle into a city.
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Post type: Publication

Epoch: Middle Ages

Topic: Research and excavation, house and home, settlement and agriculture, Technology and craftsmanship

Place of discovery: Glauburg-Glauberg, Glauberg plateau

Source: Christoph Röder/ Michael Gottwald/ Axel G. Posluschny, First castle, then city, then desert - new insights into Glouburg as reflected in the events at the end of Staufer rule, in: hessenARCHAEOLOGY 2018, published 2019, Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart, page 168- 172.

Date: Staufer period, mid-13th century AD.

Description

In 2018, the last excavation campaign took place on the Glaubeg plateau as part of the 6th Summer Academy of Hesse ARCHEOLOGY. The focus of the investigation was the High Middle Ages (Staufer period) settlement and the planned expansion from a castle into a city. In addition, the findings of previous years' investigations into medieval settlement could be summarized.