ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Glauberg</title> <style type="text/css"> <!-- .Stile2 { font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10px; color:#333399 } --> </style> </head> <body> <div class="Stile2"> <b><center> GLAUBERG </center></b><br /><br /> The early Celtic site at the Glauberg in Hesse, Germany, mainly consisted of a fortified settlement and a sanctuary area with several burial mounds. The intense use of the area in later times has erased the early Iron Age evidence nearly completely from the surface. Archaeological surveys and excavations bring to light the remains of this lost culture. The Celtic fortification reached a first high point in terms of size and elaboration around the 6th and 5th century BC. Masses of finding on the hill top and the detection of several hinterland settlement indicate its central character. An annex was added to the north, with ramparts running down slope, enclosing an additional triangular area including a spring. At this high-time of the ensemble in the mid 5th Century BC, the fortification enclosed an area of 8.5 ha. <br /><br /> Close to the hill fort remains of two burial mounds and a sanctuary were excavated. Mound 1 originally had a diameter of 50 m and must have been a visually extremely striking monument. Both burials found inside contained highly decorated warriors. The second tumulus was discovered later by geophysical survey. It also contained remains of a warrior. The high quality of the tomb furnishings indicates the high status of their occupants. A number of earth features - ramparts and ditches - are located close to the burials, some associated with mound. The lack of a defensive function led to the suggestion that the enclosure and road system might have had a ritual and calendaric significance. Such a complex is, so far, entirely unparalleled in Celtic Europe. s<br /> <p><strong>Archaeological Park and Museum</strong><br /> An archaeological park is being designed and built, with the aim of making the site and its context accessible and comprehensible to visitors. The main burial mound and the astronomical calendar have been reconstructed. A museum is will open at the site in 2010s <br /> </body> </html>