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German archaeologists uncover medieval Saxony-Anhalt village abandonment

9/6/2026

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German archaeologists uncovered a medieval village at the Am Frevelgraben site in Saxony-Anhalt.
Excavations that began in March revealed pit houses, wells, a ditch system and riverbank use.
Spokesperson Oliver Dietrich said the settlement was abandoned orderly, leaving few artifacts and no fire evidence.
Radiocarbon analysis will date the abandonment, which Dietrich links to 14th-15th-century Black Death, migration and climate change.

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German archaeologists uncovered a medieval village at the Am Frevelgraben site in Saxony-Anhalt.
Excavations that began in March revealed pit houses, wells, a ditch system and riverbank use.
Spokesperson Oliver Dietrich said the settlement was abandoned orderly, leaving few artifacts and no fire evidence.
Radiocarbon analysis will date the abandonment, which Dietrich links to 14th-15th-century Black Death, migration and climate change.