Roman Villa Borg

The Roman Villa Borg is a reconstructed Roman villa rustica located near the villages of Borg and Oberleuken in the municipality of Perl in Saarland, Germany [1]. Discovered at the end of the 19th century, the site was excavated in the late 1980s [1]. Systematic excavation work began in 1987 [1]. The excavations soon revealed evidence of pre-Roman inhabitation directly below the foundations of the Roman villa [1]. Not only were there traces of Iron Age structures but also of Beaker culture settlements [1]. The site is that of a villa rustica or agricultural facility consisting of a large palatial residence or pars urbana and a pars rustica or economic area [1]. There had been very little activity on the site since Roman times with the result that the Roman remains are still in very good condition [1]. The reconstructed buildings now stand on the Roman foundation walls, revealing their probable appearance in the 2nd to 3rd century [1].