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In the middle of the conflict zone between powerful bishoprics, the Bercule family built a magnificent building in the 12th century: the Holsterburg. It existed for around 100 years. After its demise in 1294, its ruins lay under a mound of earth for more than 700 years - until they were discovered and excavated. For the first time, Dr. Michael Lagers and Kim Wegener MA tell the story of this unique castle and its owners from an archaeological and historical perspective. A documentation of the Antiquities Commission for Westphalia and LWL Archaeology for Westphalia (2022). The series "An Archaeological Journey Through Time" was created on the occasion of the project "The Archaeological Time Machine" for the 125th anniversary of the Antiquities Commission for Westphalia - a VR film presentation on three sites from three times and three regions in Westphalia-Lippe: the Neolithic megalithic tomb "Die Großen Sloopsteene", the Roman field camp Haltern and the Holsterburg. You will find the VR films in a 2D edition on this channel from around mid-September 2022. More about the project "The Archaeological Time Machine": https://zeitmaschine.lwl.org/de/ More about the Bercule family in the article "All Hermanns please report!" by Dr. Michael Lagers and other topics in the blog "New knowledge about old things". More knowledge about archaeology in Westphalia: www. altertumskommission.lwl.org Facebook: / altertumskommission Instagram: / altertumskommission https://www.lwl-archaeologie.de The LWL Museums for Archaeology: https://www.lwl-landesmuseum-herne.de https://www.lwl-kaiserpfalz-paderborn.de https://www.lwl-roemermuseum-haltern.de