During excavations at Linz Castle, bones, ceramics, an old canal and pavement were discovered. Archaeologists hope this will provide more insight into Linz’s medieval history.
The renovation of the Linz Castle canal system led to work starting in mid-November, which was accompanied by archaeological support from the start. Workers discovered human remains beneath a black cultural layer of medieval pottery.
Human remains found
A total of twenty graves and bones of other buried people were uncovered. A fragment of a massive stone arch was discovered in the foundation of the Rudolf Gate, which may have come from the St. Gangolph Church, which was demolished in 1599, the Oberösterreichsche Landes-Kultur GmbH reported on Thursday. The graves are probably part of that church’s cemetery.
Most important find
Parts of the foundation of the Rudolf Gate itself were secured, in which the most important find of the excavations so far was built: an arch fragment painted in black, red and white paint.
Insights into old Linz
Experts were surprised by the abundance of finds and hope that the anthropological studies and georadar measurements will provide further insight into the medieval history of Linz and the exact location of the old castle church.
Source: Krone
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