On the "Hohe Birga" - "High Birga", 20 minutes to north from centre of Birgitz /LINK/ community, Tirol, Austria, lies the open-air archeological site in the Innsbruck area.
Birgitz today, parish church
More than 2000 years ago, a Raetic /Fritzens-Sanzeno-Kultur/ settlement was located here. Built on high ground, the settlement was well-protected from human enemies and natural hazards like mudslides and floods
From not later than ca. 500 BC, the Raeti inhabited the central parts of present-day and the Alpine regions of north-central and western Austria -And their territory included Lake Maggiore, the Lower Inn Valley, and the whole of Lake Constance.
The first excavations at the "High Birga" before WW2
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| Foto: Gemeinde Birgitz |
Even today, the three terraces - which were built to create even ground for the settlement - are readily identifiable.
Furthermore, all over the hill depressions can be seen, where the embedded buildings used to be.The University of Innsbruck has been able to excavate two of those buildings in recent years.
Moreover, the excavation yielded numerous artefacts including ceramic containers, as well as jewellery and tools made from metal, glass and bone.
Prof. Oswald Menghin
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An interesting text and photos about history of "Hohe Birga" by Manfred Hassl /Germ/: meinbezirk.at
