Das mittelalterliche Dorf Kausche und der ostsiedlungszeitliche Landesausbau in der südlichen Niederlausitz

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This study presents a systematic evaluation of finds and contexts from excavations in the medieval village of Kausche, located in southern Lower Lausatia. Before its destruction by opencast lignite mining, Kausche underwent extensive archaeological investigation. The research begins with an initial reconstruction of the village's origins, followed by a detailed presentation of individual settlement contexts and a discussion of pottery and small finds. A significant focus is placed on the cultural-historical relevance of the findings, particularly the analysis of ceramics from a transitional region between globular and wheel-thrown vessels. The results aim to provide a regional framework for evaluating and dating ceramic assemblages, supported by dendrochronological dates from several wells and comparative analyses of finds from both northern and southern regions. Kausche is identified as being influenced by globular vessel traditions, despite the strong presence of wheel-thrown pottery in its early settlement phase. The village was established in an area previously unoccupied during the Slavic period, with colonization in Lower Lausatia beginning shortly before 1200 and intensifying in the early thirteenth century. This process of deforestation and settlement was likely coordinated by representatives of the Wettin Margrave Konrad II, with many of the first occupants originating from the Wettin dynasty's homelands.