Cross sections of terps reveal many layers indicating periods of drought, wealth or poverty and even wars and conflagration.

At that time before the dikes and later the reclaiming of land, Ezinge was situated on the northern edge of the middle one of the three historical islands of Frisia, now Groningen.

Around the end of the 1920s peat diggers found curious old objects that attracted the attention of archeologist Albert van Giffen.

Among the objects found were 85 farm buildings and 60 outbuildings, most of them with an almost pristine ground plan visible,[8] graves, pottery, bone ice skates, jewelry and tools.

All in all Van Giffen's endeavors revealed that Ezinge was constantly inhabited since 600 BCE and probably earlier, making it one of the oldest towns in Europe.

The Allersmaborg (literally Borg (castle) of Allersma) was built in the 15th century on the banks of the Reitdiep river's meanders for economic and defensive purposes.