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.
The comb has serrations on both sides with different densities of teeth. On the right it shows a simple dot pattern. It was carved from boxwood, which was not native to the North Western Provinces in Roman times.
The small oak sword, which was found in a well in the village just outside the Saalburg gates, resembles a gladius in shape. The simple carving may have been used in the hand of a child at play.
The dental pliers have long, straight handles that end in a ball knob. The handles were probably wrapped in leather or cloth to ensure safe handling.
The small stamp belongs to the group of eye salve or collyria stamps, which were only widespread in the northwestern provinces of the Roman Empire. The medicines were formed into small, long oval shapes, stamped and then dried. To use, they were then mixed back into water or egg white to form an ointment.
The small box is divided into five inner compartments that were closed with lids, of which only two remain. Circumferential lines decorated the lid, the edge was finely notched, and a movable handle was attached to the top. The sliding lid that was supposed to close the entire box was no longer found during the excavation.
The razor's small bronze handle is decorated with a panther's head protruding from a stylized leaf calyx. The lower part of the handle ends in frame-like sockets into which the forged iron blade was inserted.
The massively cast head of a greyhound sat as an appliqué on the edge of a small bronze vessel. Since only a small part of the rim has been preserved, the shape of the bowl cannot be determined in more detail.
The swan's head sits as a hook on a slightly curved fitting plate. It may have been nailed to a wooden stick. The elongated eyes and head feathers are carved. Such bird heads are often shaped as the end of handles or handles.
The half lid made of sheet bronze was originally soldered onto a flat basin with a rounded bottom. This basin had a pouring spout in front of which a strainer insert was attached. Sieve basins with half lids are considered tableware and were probably used to filter out suspended matter such as coarsely chopped spices from wine or beer.
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