The House under the Hill

One of the sites from which we have the most finds was excavated in 1943 and was called by archaeologists “The House under the Hill” after its location in the city. The traces showed that it had been a small wooden house with a brick hearth and a paved courtyard. Small greenish window panes and lead bars suggest what the windows looked like. The objects are of a domestic nature and relatively simple: dishes and cooking vessels but also drinking glasses and finer ceramics. The axe and knives were used in everyday life, as were the chalk pipe and the thimble. A horseshoe may show that the household owned a horse. We do not know who lived here, but a buckle and a hook that had been on someone’s clothes give the feeling of getting a little closer to the residents. The finds from here are typical of a completely ordinary home in Brätte.