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ARCHEOLOGY Day 2023: Discoveries and anniversary celebration in the Limes!
Find out everything about the HessenARCHAEOLOGY Day 2023 in Limburg, a highlight for archeology enthusiasts with lectures and excursions.
ARCHEOLOGY Day 2023: Discoveries and anniversary celebration in the Limes!
On November 15, 2025, Limburg-Weilburg was the venue for the HessenARCHAEOLOGY Day 2023, which this year offered a newly revised program tailored to guest feedback. Many interested visitors took the opportunity to find out about archaeological finds and developments in the region. In particular, the traditional overview of the district was very well received in a condensed form. Loud Archeology Online emphasized the state archaeologist Prof. Dr. Udo Recker, how important the feedback is for planning future events.
At the beginning of the program, the first block of lectures took place, which was dedicated to the Limburg-Weilburg district. Exciting topics were covered here, from the Paleolithic to the Iron Age to early medieval grave complexes. The experts guided the guests through various archaeological finds, including remarkable bone treasures and Roman-Gallic-Germanic cemeteries that reveal a lot about the region's past. After a lunch break, which was enriched with city tours through Weilburg, there was a lecture on the mining tradition in Hesse.
Diverse topics and special highlights
The event had even more to offer after the coffee break. Recent short articles included topics such as Jewish gravestones, power supply projects in Frankfurt and the collection of Nassau antiquities. A special highlight was the joint appearance of all four Limes coordinators, who looked back on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Limes' World Heritage status. The Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes stretches over 550 kilometers through four federal states and is an important testimony to Roman history in Germany.
The Limes coordinators presented not only the history of research, but also modern findings and museum presentations that aroused the interest of visitors. The day ended with an excursion to archaeological sites in the Lahn Valley, led by Dr. Sabine Schade-Lindig and Dr. Kai Mückenberger was directed. During this excursion, the Merenberg castle ruins and the Celtic hilltop settlement of Almerskopf were visited. What was interesting was that modern lidar scanning studies revealed discrepancies in the early mapping of the hilltop settlement.
A look into the future
The HessenARCHAEOLOGY Day not only shed light on the past, but also offers an exciting outlook on future events and projects. How Archeology Online notes, it will be of great importance to continue the exchange with the public and to integrate their concerns and interests into the planning of future events. On Sunday the event ended with a tour of the impressive Weilburg Castle, which rounded off the day perfectly. Such events make it clear that archeology is alive and not only brings people new insights into its history, but also promotes a sense of community and identity.