Glauberg

The Glauberg is a Celtic hillfort or oppidum in Hesse, Germany consisting of a fortified settlement and several burial mounds, "a princely seat of the late Hallstatt and early La Tène periods."

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Ancient site.name: Glauberg
Ancient site.image: File:Aussichtsturm Düdelsheim-02-Aussicht Glauberg.jpg
Ancient site.caption: The Glauberg seen from the southeast
Ancient site.map_type: Hesse#Germany
Ancient site.location: Glauburg, Hesse
Ancient site.region: Germany
Ancient site.type: Burial mounds, Circular rampart or Oppidum
Ancient site.epochs: Iron Age
Ancient site.cultures: Celts, Urnfield culture, Hallstatt culture, La Tène
Ancient site.public_access: Yes

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Elevation: 276.5
Image: Grabhugel Glauberg.JPG

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Commons category: Oppidum of Glauberg

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Contents

Location and topography
History of archaeological research
Summary of settlement history
Celtic oppidum
Sites associated with the oppidum
"Princely" burial mounds
Earthworks and processional road
Possible calendar function
The ''Keltenfürst'' (Celtic prince) of Glauberg
Southern Hesse - a Celtic landscape
Significance
Archaeological park and museum
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

The Glauberg is a Celtic hillfort or oppidum in Hesse, Germany consisting of a fortified settlement and several burial mounds, "a princely seat of the late Hallstatt and early La Tène periods."

Archaeological discoveries in the 1990s place the site among the most important early Celtic centres in Europe. It provides unprecedented evidence on Celtic burial, sculpture and monumental architecture.