- Tawern
Tawern, a roadside settlement (vicus) on the long-distance road from South Gaul, was the last place to rest 15 km before Trier. The settlement’s name Tabernae, Latin for inn, is the root of the present name Tawern. Excavations in 1994-1996 provided an insight into parts of the settlement’s structure. Buildings stood on either side of the rode, which was 6.40 m wide with ditches to either side. The narrow front of most of the houses faced onto the street. Their deep cellars have been preserved best. Between two buildings (buildings II and III) an arch set on four pillars spanned the street, giving the settlement an impressive note and an urban character. The predecessor of the building to the north of the arch (IV) was a smithy, as is indicated by a large number of charcoal remnants, slag and particles of iron, as well as scorched soil. Finds from metal working were discovered over much of the settlement and are indicative of its character as a road station. Traces of occupation reach from the early-1st to the end of the 4th century. The walls from the buildings were used as a quarry for the construction of the later village nearby.
Tawern, a roadside settlement (vicus) on the long-distance road from South Gaul, was the last place to rest 15 km before Trier. The settlement’s name Tabernae, Latin for inn, is the root of the present name Tawern. Excavations in 1994-1996 provided an insight into parts of the settlement’s structure.
Buildings stood on either side of the rode, which was 6.40 m wide with ditches to either side. The narrow front of most of the houses faced onto the street. Their deep cellars have been preserved best. Between two buildings (buildings II and III) an arch set on four pillars spanned the street, giving the settlement an impressive note and an urban character.
The predecessor of the building to the north of the arch (IV) was a smithy, as is indicated by a large number of charcoal remnants, slag and particles of iron, as well as scorched soil. Finds from metal working were discovered over much of the settlement and are indicative of its character as a road station. Traces of occupation reach from the early-1st to the end of the 4th century. The walls from the buildings were used as a quarry for the construction of the later village nearby.
A station of the Roads of the Romans.
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