Ergebnisse der archäologischen Untersuchungen auf dem Martinsberg in Kronstadt
Results Regarding the Archaeological Investigations on Top of the Martinsberg in Kronstadt/Brașov

Summary/Abstract: The remnants of a medieval residence are located on the north-western peak of the so called Dealul Cetăţuii in Braşov, also known as the Martinsberg. These remnants consist of an ecclesiastic structure, remains from enclosure walls, the old parish house(built on the premise of an older structure), annexes and a small churchyard. The church and the parish house, together with the nearby located fortification were the only elements dominating the hogsback at the start of the last century. At present, the church’s silhouette is almost indecipherable because of all the buildings that were built during the last decades and have covered up the Martinsberg almost entirely (Fig. 1–2).The residence’s importance within the field literature has been emphasized more than once. Nonetheless, the first opportunity regarding an interdisciplinary research arose only by 2008 in the context of a restoration project. The research focused upon the study of the Lutheran church, a former Roman-Catholic one dedicated to St. Martin. The study consisted of architectural, geotechnical and structural analysis, as well as of archaeological sampling on the church’s inside and outside. The archaeological diggings took place during two stages, first during autumn 2008 and secondly, during spring 2009, both in accordance to the development of the restoration project. As it is the case in many of these situations, the size and location of the archaeological section were strictly determined by the restoration’s interests. 18 sections were opened, 9 walled up structures were studied, as well as 68 graves, 4 different types of complexes and an important number of archeological objects, all of which highly important chronological indicators (Fig. 3). The present material is a summary of these researches with an emphasize on the improvement brought upon the results due to the archaeological information revealed in regard to the church and the retracing of the residence’s former structural elements.

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