Germanic

The discovery of a massive Germanic settlement dating from the 2nd to 5th centuries AD in Bielefeld-Sieker, Germany, is challenging previous assumptions about ancient living patterns in the region. The archaeological team of the Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe (LWL) has discovered a rare settlement with 30 longhouses and evidence of trading connections, thus indicating a well-established community that flourished during the Roman period. The Settlement in Ancient Germania Previous research indicated that during the Roman period the settlements in East Westphalia were inhabited by only a few families living in scattered farmsteads located far from each other. The evidence from Bielefeld-Sieker proves this thesis wrong. The discoveries at this archaeological site have shown the close arrangement of the buildings, including