Reconstruction of the Hochdorf Chieftain's Grave

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Jeffrey King
by Magnus Hagdorn
published on 17 June 2019
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A reconstruction of an Iron Age grave from Hochdorf an der Enz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. This burial mound is associated with the Hallstatt Culture, and the man interred is believed to have been a Celtic "prince" or chieftain. The grave dates to around 530 BCE, and is located near the remains of a Celtic village which contained several farmsteads.

It contained a wagon and a large bronze cauldron filled with about 400 litres (100 gallons) of mead, nine drinking-horns, and tableware for nine people. The chieftain was about 40 years old and over 6 feet tall (unusually large for an Iron Age individual). He was wearing a birch hat, brightly coloured clothing, a gold torc, bracelet, and several amber beads. The grave goods also included a comb, a dagger, fishing hooks, arrows, and other tools made of bone, bronze, and antler. From the Celtic Museum in Hochdorf, Germany.

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