Heuneburg — Outer Settlement Quartier Southwest
Heuneburg SW
Late Bronze to Iron Age (1300–400 BCE)·Late Bronze fortified·🇩🇪 Baden-Württemberg, Herbertingen, Germany
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About Heuneburg — Outer Settlement Quartier Southwest
Heuneburg — Outer Settlement Quartier Southwest in Baden-Württemberg, Herbertingen, Germany is a Late Bronze to Iron Age (1300–400 BCE) fortified settlement attributed to Late Bronze fortified. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal necropolis and workshop area. Dimensions 402m × 232m; area 4.5 ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition buried. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Late Bronze fortified fortified-settlement with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 510 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 1000 BCE
- Period
- Late Bronze to Iron Age (1300–400 BCE)
- Culture
- Late Bronze fortified
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and administrative centre
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 1000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 858 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1939
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
c. 1457 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
48.0700° N · 9.2000° E · 510 m · 4 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Heuneburg — Outer Settlement Quartier Southwest — structure with stratified deposits
48.0711° N · 9.2024° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Heuneburg — Outer Settlement Quartier Southwest — complex with stratified deposits
48.0723° N · 9.2015° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Heuneburg — Outer Settlement Quartier Southwest — outlier with stratified deposits
48.0693° N · 9.2014° EReservoir/Cistern
hydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Heuneburg — Outer Settlement Quartier Southwest — hydraulic with stratified deposits
48.0676° N · 9.2002° E