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Bronze Age Hilltop Settlement Chestenberg

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Bronze Age Hilltop Settlement Chestenberg

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    1. Chestenberg Ridge – Rose Garden at Wildegg Castle loop from Brunegg

    9.49km

    02:54

    340m

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    August 16, 2019

    On the steep ridge of the Chestenberg between the Brunegg and Wildegg castles, a small plateau is separated by two ditches 20-30 meters wide and 5 meters deep. The protected area is no more than 10 x 50 meters and is far away from springs and farmland. Nevertheless, the protection offered by this remote place was so important in various eras that it outweighed the inconvenience of living up here.
    This unusual place must be imagined to have been inhabited, especially in the late Bronze Age, around 1050-850 BC, and in the early Iron Age (Hallstatt period) around 700-500 BC. During archaeological excavations in the 1950s, several house plans were uncovered. They belonged to a development with small houses that were only 15-20 square meters in size.
    Millstones, jewelry, bronze and iron weapons, tools and, above all, the more than 13,000 ceramic shards excavated by archaeologists clearly show that people lived here for decades and that it was not just a place of refuge that was visited in times of war.


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      January 23, 2022

      The excavations are well laid out and documented.

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        February 28, 2022

        Well documented settlement around 3300 BC, exciting where people lived in early times

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