Burg bei Obermauern

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Site name: Burg bei Obermauern

Municipality: Virgen

Altitude: 1410 m.a.s.l.

Coordinates (WGS84):
X: 47,006694
Y: 12,433672

Chronology: Neolithic – Modern Age finds

Type of site: Open air site

Archeological investigations: Surface collection of several flint flakes.

Short description: The hill called "Burg" near Obermauern in the Virgen Valley, which is about 1 ha in size, may have been visited as early as the Neolithic period. This is indicated by several flint flakes that were found in the area of the hilltop. However, the settlement only gained greater importance from the Bronze Age onwards.

Place of conservation of the finds: Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck, Institute for Archaeology