82 The Migration of the early Saxons
Extensive burial grounds from the Migration Period have been excavated in the Elbe-Weser triangle. In many graves, clay vessels richly decorated with humps and bulges were discovered, so-called hump urns, which are typical for the region. It is remarkable that the same hump urns also appear as grave goods in England. This is archaeological evidence of a migration of early Saxons who had emigrated to England 1,600 years ago.
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Hump Urn with Cremation
Age: um 400 n. Chr. Migration period
Migration period: Today, the transitional period from Antiquity to the Middle Ages is usually defined as the time of the migrations of the peoples from the 4th to the 6th century and the associated confrontation of the Germanic peoples with the culture of Antiquity and Christianity. However, the penetration of Germanic tribes into the Roman Empire did not mean the complete demise of ancient culture and its social and economic structures, as older research claims. Where the Roman Empire had had a formative influence for centuries, the old structures, institutions and traditions remained partially intact.
Material: Ceramics
Location: Westerwanna