Hofheim (dpa/lhe) - In order to make the archaeologically significant chapel hill even better known, the city of Hofheim am Taunus wants to set up a "House of Michelsberg Culture" directly at the excavation site. The project is planned for 2023/2024, a city spokeswoman said on request. "We're still working on the detailed concept." A subsidy of 133,000 euros will flow from the Main-Taunus district. One of the most important archaeological sites for evidence of the Michelsberg culture from around 4000 BC is on the Kapellenberg, including a large burial mound.
"The fact that we have the "Pompeii of the Stone Age" in our city is a great privilege for us - and also an obligation," explained Mayor Christian Vogt. That is why the city has been supporting the work of archaeologists for many years. "For us, the excavations are proof that Hofheim is a hub, an important settlement and trading center," explained Vogt. "And not just since the Romans, but much longer: namely since the Neolithic Age."
Two years ago, Hofheim inaugurated a 4.2 kilometer long archaeological trail to the most important testimonies of the Michelsberg culture. This includes, for example, a rampart. Two of the most important finds can be seen in the Stadtmuseum Hofheim: the tulip cup and the jade axe.
According to scientists, the Kapellenberg is one of the most interesting and oldest visible archaeological monuments in the Rhine-Main area. According to this, the region was already the hub of a European trade network between Central Germany and France 6000 years ago.
