Early medieval village found in Dresden
Where a WWII disaster was recently discovered in Dresden’s Friedrichstadt district, relics from the Bronze Age are now appearing. The village of Ostra returns, but only for a short time.
Thomas Westphalen of the State Office for Archeology shows what archaeologists have found there on the site of the former Dresden Ostravorwerk.
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Dresden. Archaeologists from Dresden’s Friedrichstadt are gaining a hitherto hidden insight into the region’s history. Old stone walls, remnants of ceramic vessels and rotting wood panels – all of which provide experts with insights into when, where and how people lived in the area of today’s Friedrichstadt centuries ago.
Thomas Westphalen, responsible for the conservation of archaeological monuments in Saxony, talks about a unique find. “It is the first medieval village that has been found so far in the Dresden city area.” Why are excavations taking place and what should happen to the area in the future.
