Batschka
by Josef Schramm

The History - The Oldest Time

    Excavations of the earliest time show that already in the older stone age people lived in the Batschka. The oldest known settlement cites lay near Theresiopel, Ludasch, Patschir, Morawitz, Topple, St. Thomas, so all in the area of the Löß Plateau. These places found were attributed to the Würm ice age and should correspond to the late Solutvéen or early Magdalenian. From the early stone age there are a whole row of known finds by the Löß Plateau as well as by the lower terrace. The oldest inhabitants of the Batschka reached their housing with a preference for steep drops. In the Löß Plateau a gallery was driven into the mountain, and where this was not possible earth pits were made. These pits were the height of a sitting person buried in the earth. Over that was a construction of wickerwork and clay. The roof was made of branches and straw or from reeds. Certainly in the whole land there were only a few people who lived on hunting, fishing, and perhaps already also some grain cultivation. Read More . . .