Rekonstruierte Pfostenschlizmauer am Ipf bei Bopfingen

A ''Pfostenschlitzmauer'' (German for "post-slot wall") is the name for defensive walls protecting

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and

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s and '' oppida'' in Central Europe, especially in

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and the

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. They are characterized by vertical wooden posts set into the front stone facing. The

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is constructed from a timber lattice filled with earth or rubble. The transverse cross-beams may also protrude through the stone facing, as with the '' murus gallicus'' used in

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and western Germany. It is sometimes referred to in English as a timber-framed wall. The construction method is also known as "Kelheim-style", named after the extensive ramparts at the oppidum of Kelheim. At the oppidum of Manching, an earlier ''murus gallicus'' rampart was rebuilt in ''Pfostenschlitzmauer'' style.

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File:2018 Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Keltischer Wehrmauer.jpg, Model of a ''Pfostenschlitzmauer'' wall of the "Altkönig-Preist" type File:Murus Gallicus 2.jpg, Reverse view File:Keltische Steinmauer auf dem Kordigast.jpg, ''Pfostenschlitzmauer''-type fortification wall

References

* ''The Ancient Celts'', Barry Cunliffe (1997) * ''Celtic Fortifications'', Ian Ralston (2006) * ''Manching: Die Keltenstadt'', Susanne Sievers (2003), {{Authority control Fortification (architectural elements) Hill forts Oppida Iron Age Europe German words and phrases

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