Gräberfeld von Weingarten

The burial ground of Weingarten is an early medieval cemetery with approximately 800 graves arranged in rows across a large area. Excavations during the 1950s uncovered thousands of objects that document the daily life of this period.

The burial ground was in use between the 5th and 8th centuries, showing the development of a growing settlement over three centuries. The careful layering of graves allows this long period of occupation to be traced with great precision.

The grave goods reveal how Germanic burial customs shifted under Christian influence over time. Weapons, jewelry, and pottery displayed here show how these practices transformed within the community.

The burial ground itself is freely accessible and can be visited anytime, though it sits in open countryside without signage or facilities. The nearby Alamannen Museum in Weingarten displays key findings and provides more detailed information about the site.

Skeletal analysis of the remains provides unusually detailed insights into diseases and eating habits of the Merovingian period. Researchers could even trace family relationships and migration patterns between individual people.