A Roman fortlet and medieval lowland castle in the Upper Rhine Graben (Germany): archaeological and geoarchaeological research on the Zullestein site and the fluvioscape of Lorsch Abbey

This study examines the Roman burgus and medieval lowland castle ‘Zullestein’ near Biblis (Bergstraße district/Hessen/Germany) and its surrounding fluvio-scape. The aim of the study is to reassess the appearance of the fortifications and the surrounding area at the confluence of the River Weschnitz...

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Hauptverfasser: Prien, Roland (VerfasserIn) , Appel, Elena (VerfasserIn) , Becker, Thomas (VerfasserIn) , Bubenzer, Olaf (VerfasserIn) , Fischer, Peter (VerfasserIn) , Mächtle, Bertil (VerfasserIn) , Willershäuser, Timo (VerfasserIn) , Vött, Andreas (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 19 May 2025
In: Heritage
Year: 2025, Jahrgang: 8, Heft: 5, Pages: 1-15
ISSN:2571-9408
DOI:10.3390/heritage8050180
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8050180
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/8/5/180
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Verfasserangaben:Roland Prien, Elena Appel, Thomas Becker, Olaf Bubenzer, Peter Fischer, Bertil Mächtle, Timo Willershäuser and Andreas Vött

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