The fortified hilltop site of Gars-Thunau and the settlements of the 9th and 10th centuries AD in Lower Austria
Herold, Hajnalka
Date: 2011
Book chapter
Publisher
Habelt
Abstract
This article presents results from the current investigation
of the fortified hilltop settlement of Gars-Thunau (Lower
Austria). The site was, in the 9th and 10th centuries AD,
situated
in the border regions of the East-Frankish Empire,
Moravia and Bohemia. In addition to the early medieval
occupation, evidence of a number of ...
This article presents results from the current investigation
of the fortified hilltop settlement of Gars-Thunau (Lower
Austria). The site was, in the 9th and 10th centuries AD,
situated
in the border regions of the East-Frankish Empire,
Moravia and Bohemia. In addition to the early medieval
occupation, evidence of a number of earlier occupation
phases is present at the site. These include a late Bronze
Age fortification, parts of which were re-used during the
construction of the 9th–10th-century fortification ramparts.
Current research has identified six early medieval settlement
phases in Gars-Thunau. A multi-phase manor farm
is situated in the central part of the site. It is preceded and
followed by settlement phases that display a different spatial
structure. The features and finds excavated at the site
indicate the presence of a military and social elite at Gars-
Thunau. The second part of the article provides a concise
summary of the archaeology of settlements contemporary
with Gars-Thunau from the territory of Lower Austria.
Archaeology and History
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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