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Archaeologia Austriaca 108/2024, pp. 225-244, 2024/12/11
Zeitschrift zur Archäologie Europas
Journal on the Archaeology of Europe
During a rescue excavation in the industrial area of Müllendorf (Burgenland, Austria), the southeastern part of an extensive settlement was investigated over an area of about 2.8 ha. Among the features were several storage pits, 55 reconstructed buildings and a ditch that partially enclosed the settlement. The bronze artefacts, which were recovered from the settlement area date from the early to the late Tumulus period (Bz B1–C2). The distribution of the bronze objects and the almost uniform northwest-southeast orientation of the buildings led to the assumption that most of the settlement structures date to the Middle Bronze Age. Comparison of the buildings from Müllendorf to those of other Bronze Age settlements shows that the building types follow the Bronze Age constructional traditions. There are connections to the Březno type, which has been present since the Early Bronze Age, as well as to the compact rectangular and more variable building types of the Urnfield period.
Keywords: Middle Bronze Age, Austria, Müllendorf, settlement, building types, bronze artefacts
