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Exhibitions, hands-on activities, excursions, lectures: the search for traces of the Celts starts in Hesse in March.
They maintained contacts in Europe. Lived like us in a time of social upheaval, brought about by the triumphant advance of new technologies. Unlike us, the Celts didn’t know any script. This is what makes researching the Iron Age folk so difficult. But the knowledge gained has advanced. So far that archeology in Hesse sees the time to dedicate a year to the Celts. At a kick-off event on Wednesday in Bad Nauheim, those involved revealed what is hidden behind the title “Celtic Land Hessen – Archaeological Traces in the Heart of Europe”.
In recent years, the construction boom, especially in the Rhine-Main area, brought thousands of new finds to light. None as spectacular as the Celtic prince from Glauberg with precious grave goods, who got his own museum at his place of discovery in the Wetterau district ten years ago. But there are many interesting pieces that help to reconstruct everyday life and the world of work.
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From March 10th Until the end of the year, museums, state archeology, city and district archeologies as well as research institutions and associations present new and interesting things about the Iron Age in Hesse.
There are special exhibitions , Excursions, guided tours, hands-on activities for the family, activity programs for schools, lectures, workshops. jur
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Museums, associations, institutions: many full-time or voluntary workers in archeology throughout Hesse are involved in this work. At the suggestion of the Keltenwelt Glauberg, they decided to start a joint project three years ago. The beginning was postponed by a year due to the corona, but the motivation did not suffer, as the enthusiastic director of the Keltenwelt, Vera Rupp, assures. This Hesse-wide campaign is unique. There are many new pieces to admire. Hands-on activities are planned, excursions, exhibitions – there is something for every taste and age. The Celtic mobile will drive to the schools, teachers can access information material.
In addition to the three central exhibitions in Glauberg, Frankfurt and Fulda, there is also something new to discover in many other museums: the Vordertaunusmuseum in Oberursel is planning a special show on the Heide oppidum and an app for children. The city and district of Offenbach, Hanau and the Main-Kinzig district are on the move with a traveling exhibition. Here, too, there are museum educational offers. The Iron Age you can touch is promised by the island of times, the archaeological open-air museum Marburger Land in Weimar. Original-size reconstructions of the house, courtyard and field bring the past to life.
All of these are just excerpts. Sites from 800 to a century BC are documented from Kassel to Michelstadt, from the Lahn to the Fuldaer Land. With the Glauberg, places such as the Milseburg in the Rhön, the Altkönig in the Taunus, the Alteburg near Niedenstein, the Christenberg in the Marburger Land, the Dünsberg near Wetzlar or the grave mounds in the Frankfurt city forest stand out. Ideally, the view of the past expands to the present.
“The rich cultural heritage of Hesse is becoming even more visible,” said Hesse’s Minister of Science Angela Dorn (Greens), who stopped in Bad Nauheim on Wednesday on her summer tour. The success of the Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt is encouraging: The Glauberg with its grave mounds that characterize the landscape also has the potential to become a world heritage site. Those responsible in archeology are already working on the application. It has to be ready by October.
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