Heuneburg Hillfort Upper Danube
Heuneburg Prehistoric Settlement
Hallstatt (600–400 BCE)·Hallstatt Celtic princely seat·🇩🇪 Baden-Württemberg, Sigmaringen, Herbertingen, Germany
About
About Heuneburg Hillfort Upper Danube
Danube's Heuneburg excavated by Kimmig 1950–, mudbrick Mediterranean-style wall unique north of Alps, rich tumuli like Hohmichele nearby.
Why it mattersKey Hallstatt Celtic princely seat earthwork with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Collapse cause
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Elite residence
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. 600 BCE
- Period
- Hallstatt (600–400 BCE)
- Culture
- Hallstatt Celtic princely seat
- Purpose
- Earliest Celtic princely hillfort with Mediterranean mudbrick wall — Danube centre
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1887
- Excavation
- Excavated
1970 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Heuneburg Hillfort Upper Danube
c. 1200 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Heuneburg Hillfort Upper Danube
On the ground
Structures & features
48.0780° N · 9.4120° E · 600 m · 3 mapped features
Heuneburg Hillfort Upper Danube — Principal Rampart
rampartrampart at Heuneburg Hillfort Upper Danube — outlier feature
48.0789° N · 9.4128° EHeuneburg Hillfort Upper Danube — Northern Ditch
ditchditch at Heuneburg Hillfort Upper Danube — hydraulic feature
48.0795° N · 9.4125° EHeuneburg Hillfort Upper Danube — Southern Entrance
entranceentrance at Heuneburg Hillfort Upper Danube — hydraulic feature
48.0769° N · 9.4111° E