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Model of an early wooden church

Foto: AMHMiddle Age

Hamburg Archaeological Museum

Hamburg Archaeological Museum
Hamburg, Germany

During excavations carried out in Tostedt by the Archaeological Museum of Hamburg, the outlines of two wooden predecessors of the present church were discovered. Both wooden churches date back to the early days of Christianity in Northern Germany in the 9th and 10th centuries. The church floor plans of Tostedt are considered extremely important archaeological discoveries. The detection of early church buildings is very difficult by nature, because they usually are built over by modern churches. To date, none of the churches founded by Ansgar could be localized.

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  • Title: Model of an early wooden church
  • Creator: Foto: AMH
  • Date: Middle Age
  • Location: Tostedt, Kr. Harburg, Niedersachsen
  • Provenance: Archäologisches Museum Hamburg Stadtmuseum Harburg|Helms-Museum
  • Type: Model
  • Medium: Wood
Hamburg Archaeological Museum

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