Other Interest Page

General Description

This page contains other interests of mine.  I have become primarily interested in Late Hallstatt, Early Latène period and spiritual practices in the Rhein-Mosel area.  I have attempted to provide "useful" information, which may help others, who share similar interests.  Some of this information has been gathered from other web pages and I have made appropriate references whenever possible.  However, if I have omitted important links and not considered relevant sources, please don't hesitate to email me at mpaulus@ucsd.edu

I am in the process of compiling all of the locations of interest that cover the above mentioned period between 700 and 300 BC in the following Google map:

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Late Iron Age - Celtic History of the Rhein-Mosel region.

Reconstructed Timeline from 1500 BC to 0. Data from archaeological tree rings have been graphed to show the approximate climates during these times.  

The original data Siberia data can be found here.

The Scotland data  can be found here.

Central Europe about 1200 BC.

Figure from a bronce flagon from the Glauberg grave.

There are some fascinating cultural connections between Central European Cultures in the Rhein and Mosel region and Indian and Hindu Cultures, which are only beginning to be explored.  For example, there is a rich emerging tradition of pre-Christian spiritual practices in this area, which appear to have some connection to the Brahman tradition of the Indian sages (see this for some Celtic spirituality or here for mythology).  

Although much of this connection is speculative in nature (for example see some interesting discussion here), I predict that there will be a renewed interest in the spiritual connections between central Europe and Asia that date back before the introduction of Christianity.

This is a segment of the "Tabula Peutingeriana" from the Bibliotheca Augustana, which depicts the main roads of the roman empire.  The Tabula is dated to approximately 400 AD but is thought to contain material from earlier Roman periods.

Iron Age - Celtic History: The Goloring

Digital Surface Model of the Goloring, original can be found here

Goloring from above, original can be found here.

One of the most important cultural sites of the iron-age era and imbued with a range of spiritual and historical facts and myths is the Goloring. The Goloring derives its name from the Genovefa Legend but goes back to the time of the urnfield culture dating back to about 800-1200 BC. 

 Unfortunately, most of what has been written about the Goloring is in German and, therefore, may not be accessible to the wider audience.  The key reference is the book by Dr. Röder, published in 1948, which is currently out of print.  However, Wingarden made the manuscript available on the internet in German.  I have begun to translate it into English. The translation is admittedly rough (I will refine it in the near future) at this time, but I hope this will stimulate some interest in this fascinating topic.

The Goloring by Josef Röder (the original German version)

Pictures of the Goloring (Spring 2005)

Tumuli of the Hunsrück-Eifel-Culture

Wegner: The tumuli of the Hunsrück-Eifel-Culture

Iron Age - Celtic History: Lösskopf Burial Site

Map of Lösskopf is a burial site 

Pictures and a short description (Spring 2006)

Bruder Tönnes Mound: Another Early Celtic Burial Site

Pictures and a short description (Spring 2006)

Celtic-Roman Spiritual Artifacts in the Rhein Hunsrück Region

Reconstruction of a Wicca Temple..

Another fascinating relic of the Celtic-roman time period is the Mercury temple just south of Koblenz.  This temple is an example of a Celtic-Roman blend of Pagan spiritual practice. Unfortunately, very little history is available online.

Pictures of the Mercury Temple (Summer 2005)

Late Iron Age - Celtic History: Dommelberg 

Remaining wall fortifications.

Pictures and a short description of the Dommelberg settlement are here (Fall 2005).

Latene Period: Schwedenschanze

Aerial view composite of fortified area.

For a more detailed description see here.

 Late Latène Fortified Settlement: Druidenstein

For a more detailed description see here.

Personal Reads

High School Reunion 6/2005