During archaeological research in the village center of Gieten, the remains of a well from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries were found. The Archeology Survey is digging at Asserstraat because 33 homes will soon be built there.
“One well has been found that dates from the transitional period between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries,” says Hans Veenstra of the archaeological research agency.
It is no surprise that evidence of habitation in the Middle Ages has been found. “It is very nice for us to find, but these types of finds are made regularly. What we now know for sure is that there was probably a farmyard nearby. We already knew we could find that. There is now also a farm next to the place where we are doing research, and there is a good chance that there was an older version of that farm close to or even underneath it.”
Remains have previously been found from the periods of 200 BC and from Roman times around the beginning of the common era. In addition, remains from the 17 and 18 centuries have also been brought to the surface.
The finds were made behind a two-hundred-year-old farm on Asserstraat. Housing association De Volmacht plans to build 33 homes there. That project will not be delayed. Construction of the houses is expected to start in 2025.