Heuneburg

American

[hyoo-nuh-burg] / ˈhyu nəˌbɜrg /

noun

Archaeology.

an excavated prehistoric site in S Germany, near Ulm, consisting chiefly of a great early Iron Age fortification dating mostly to the second half of the first millennium b.c. and indicating that the inhabitants carried on an extensive trade with cities in the eastern Mediterranean.

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The research looks at newly found evidence of organic wine on 133 different ceramics from the Heuneburg settlement in Germany.

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They continued: "During the Ha D1 phase, fermented beverages, including Mediterranean grape wine, were identified in and appear to have been consumed from local handmade ceramics. The latter were recovered from different status-related contexts within the Heuneburg, suggesting an early and well-established trade/exchange system of this Mediterranean product."

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North of the Alps, Heuneburg was considered an important site for early urbanization during the Early Iron Age.

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