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Wooden Roman Watchtower Vielbrunn

Construction phases of the Odenwald Limes At the Odenwald Limes there was only the first three expansion phases: Phase 1, 110 AD: Postweg (patrol path), Watchtowers and Limes fort; Phase 2, AD 120: palisade in front of the post office; Phase 3, 145 AD: After about 40 years the wooden watchtowers were replaced by stone structures. The expansion phase 4 Wall and ditch instead of the Limes palisade, as can be found on the Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes, did not come about on the Odenwald Limes. Selection of the construction site The choice was not difficult for the planning group, because on the entire length of the Odenwald Limes is the treeless ridge of the Michelstädter district of Vielbrunn, which offers an ideal location for a tower. In addition, has you have an excellent view of one from the lookout neighboring tower point and visibility to the Spessart and hinterland. The original wooden tower site has been geophysically proven and is located about 10 m south of removed from the reconstruction and is a circular hill with ring ditch not to be overlooked. reconstruction The reconstruction carried out was mainly directed according to the archaeological findings at the examined watchtower points of the Odenwald Limes and also through research results of Roman wooden architecture. Such a reference offers inter alia. the relief on the Trajan's Column in Rome. construction The corner posts of the original towers were up to Sunk 1.9 m deep into the ground. The side length of the approx square floor plan was between approx. 5 and 6 m. The masonry basement was crossed with beams and filled with rubble / earth. To extend the life of the reconstruction, the corner posts were on a concrete foundation base screwed. Defense security To ensure the defense security of the towers was a three-story minimum height is required. Under Consideration of the terrain is likely to be The minimum viewing height was 7.5 m. The total height of the reconstruction is 11.5 m. It was important to have a sufficient line of sight from To create tower to tower. Tower inspection The alleged one was reached via a ladder Living room on the middle floor. This ladder became pulled up through the entrance door on the middle floor and probably also served the six to eight people Guards to get through a lockable hatch Guardroom to get to the upper floor. An entrance door on the ground floor as well as the spiral staircase, like we did not find them in the reconstruction. Musik: https://www.bensound.com/