PREVIEW

Excavation participants and archaeologists demonstrate the size of the houses found on the excavation site before the construction of the Wellaune bypass (district of North Saxony). Archaeologists have found extensive structures from a Bronze Age settlement dating back more than 3,000 years. Around 1,900 objects have been found in the course of the excavations, which have been ongoing since October last year. The excavation team has discovered several "unprecedentedly preserved" building ground plans and structures over an area of around one hectare, which, according to the findings, were so-called "wall trench houses" in "post and block construction". According to the excavation manager, such a well-preserved settlement is unique in Saxony.