Roman temple complex ‘Juddekirchhof’ Pelm

The temple district of Pelm is located on a dolomite plateau, the so-called ‘Munterley’, around 500 metres above sea level. Despite only fragmentary excavation documentation from the 1830s and 1850s and 1927 - 1929, a sketchy overall picture of the cult site can be drawn. 
It is a pentagonal, walled temple precinct measuring 64 x 36 metres with a total of seven buildings, which can be assigned to several construction phases.
Judging by the finds, the cult site existed from the middle of the 1st century A.D. until the early 5th century A.D. It cannot be ruled out that the worship of the gods began as early as Celtic times. 
Hercules was worshipped in one of the buildings, as can be seen from stone fragments of a life-size statue. According to a building inscription dated 5 October 124, the temple was dedicated to the indigenous goddess Caiva, a locally worshipped deity. The worship of a local deity with a Roman one is documented in many places of worship.

The favoured offerings included a large number of terracottas of female deities, but also cereal products and meat offerings, as evidenced by a large number of animal bones.