Heiligenberg — Double Rampart Outer (Heidelberg)
Heiligenberg · Heidelberg Outer Rampart
Early Iron Age (800–400 BCE)·Hallstatt / Early Iron Age·🇩🇪 Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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About Heiligenberg — Double Rampart Outer (Heidelberg)
Heiligenberg — Double Rampart Outer (Heidelberg) in Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg, Germany is a Early Iron Age (800–400 BCE) hillfort attributed to Hallstatt / Early Iron Age. Systematic survey and coring document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary settlement. Dimensions 71m × 245m; area 38.6 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Hallstatt / Early Iron Age hillfort with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 440 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 800–600 BCE
- Period
- Early Iron Age (800–400 BCE)
- Culture
- Hallstatt / Early Iron Age
- Builders
- Hallstatt
- Purpose
- Defensive hillfort and administrative centre
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800–600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1132 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1890
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
49.4200° N · 8.7000° E · 440 m · 4 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Heiligenberg — Double Rampart Outer (Heidelberg) — structure with stratified deposits
49.4194° N · 8.6991° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Heiligenberg — Double Rampart Outer (Heidelberg) — complex with stratified deposits
49.4211° N · 8.7013° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Heiligenberg — Double Rampart Outer (Heidelberg) — outlier with stratified deposits
49.4219° N · 8.6977° EReservoir/Cistern
hydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Heiligenberg — Double Rampart Outer (Heidelberg) — hydraulic with stratified deposits
49.4178° N · 8.7007° E