Category: Hilltop settlement

The Bubenberg near Spielfeld

The Bubenberg (or Hoar[r]achkogel) hill near Spielfeld is a low ridge in the south of Styria, directly on the border with Slovenia. Archaeological research has proven that the area was used in the Copper, Bronze and Iron Ages.

The fortifications of an Iron Age settlement and the associated burial mound are clearly visible even today. The settlement consisted of a core part and an outer castle, both of which were fortified with earthen ramparts. Along the main access road along the ridge are the Hallstatt period barrows and some flat graves. At the beginning of the tumulus field, at an elevated position stands one of the largest tumuli, which covered the remains of a Copper and Bronze Age settlement.

Text: Dr. Marko Mele

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