February
18
/ 2022
Located in Berlin-Mitte in the German capital, Stralauer Straße has a storied history which is now known to stretch back to the medieval founding of Berlin in the year 1237. Excavations in January 2022 by archaeologists from Landesdenkmalamt Berlin (LDA) at Molkenmarkt, the oldest sqaure in Berlin, have revealed a medieval plank embankment roughly 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) below the surface. Initial wood samples taken from the causeway have been tested using tree ring analysis, reports Archaeology News Network. The tests reveal the trees were cut down around 1238, dating the wooden planks to the earliest founding of Berlin. The significance of the find cannot be understated, according to statements made by the German Senator for Culture and Europe Klaus
