Some archaeological field observations from Groot Genhout (Limburg, the Netherlands). ...

Some finds from field prospections in Groot Genhout (community of Beek The Netherlands)confirm the picture of incipient exploitations of the plateaus in western South Limburg during the High Middle Ages. A concentration of Pingsdorf shards, found in the eastern part of the village, near the hamlet of Het Gebusselke, proves the early date of the exploitation and this partially coincides with the possession of the area named "Printhagen" by the first Lord of Printhagen, born in 1185. Besides the medieval shards also shards from the Roman period have been found. A flint hammer stone of Rijckholt... Mehr ...