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The middle Rottal was settled long before 812.
Neolithic finds were found in the municipality.
The oldest traces of settled people near Birnbach
date from the Bronze Age (around 1800 - 1200 BC)
and from the early Iron Age ("Hallstatt Period", around 750 - 400 BC).
The Hallstatt culture was borne by the Celts.
Near Aunham is the barrow field at the "Aunhamer Spitz",
that with at least 114 burials
is one of the largest in Lower Bavaria.
Probably because of the widely visible location of this mountain spur
established the local population
there again and again burial mounds for their dead:
In doing so, she demonstrated her claim to ownership
and probably also hoped for the help of the ancestors.
As early as 1829, the Pigenot district building council opened a few hills.
However, he thought the grave finds were Roman.
This was reflected in a magazine article as early as 1830.
Later excavations by Faist (1878) and Kambli / Lößl (1886-1888)
Finds from the Bronze and Hallstatt Ages.
Individual pieces point to subsequent burials from the Roman period.
The first excavations at Aunhamer Spitz reflected
an early interest in the history of the Rottal.
Regional historical awareness was established during this time
consciously promoted by King Ludwig I (r. 1825-1848).
In 1827 the king had ordered that care should be taken for
the preservation and recording of historical monuments and documents,
the study of patriotic history
and their spread among the population.
The Historical Association for the Lower Danube District was established in 1830.
The Historic Association of Lower Bavaria is his successor.
Source HP Bad Birnbach