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. Recorded context — Period: Hallstatt (600–400 BCE); Culture: Hallstatt Celtic princely seat; Field status: excavated; Materials: mudbrick, timber, limestone foundation; Condition: reconstructed.
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 Rampartrampartrampart at Heuneburg Hillfort Upper Danube — outlier feature48.0789° N · 9.4128° E
- Heuneburg Hillfort Upper Danube — Northern Ditchditchditch at Heuneburg Hillfort Upper Danube — hydraulic feature48.0795° N · 9.4125° E
- Heuneburg Hillfort Upper Danube — Southern Entranceentranceentrance at Heuneburg Hillfort Upper Danube — hydraulic feature48.0769° N · 9.4111° E