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Im April 1964 wurde in Klepsau (damals Kreis Buchen), im Gewann „Berglein“, das erste Grab entdeckt. Die Gräber 2 und 3 konnten im Mai 1964 geborgen werden. In vier Grabungskampagnen von 1965-1967 und 1976 wurden von insgesamt 66 Gräbern 63 weitere untersucht und dokumentiert. Das Grab eines ca. 25jährigen Mannes wurde 1965 geborgen. Die langovale Grabgrube war 3 m lang und bis zu 90 cm breit.
Der Tote lag auf dem Rücken, die Arme waren etwas angewinkelt. An der linken Seite wurde die Spatha gefunden. Ihr Griff lag unter seiner Achsel, die Spitze neben dem Oberschenkel. Zwischen linkem Ellenbogen und Becken wurde der Sax entdeckt. Neben dem linken Arm fanden sich die Reste des Schildes: Schildbuckel, Schildfessel und vier Nietnägel. Aus ihrer Fundlage ist zu schließen, dass bei der Bestattung der Schild an der Seite des Toten senkrecht aufgestellt worden war. Zudem waren dem Toten in einer Gürteltasche mehrere Gegenstände beigegeben: zwei gekerbte Bronzeringe, zwei Feuersteine, ein Messer, eine Pinzette und eine Münze.
Zu Füßen blieb ein 80 cm langer Raum frei. Dort fand man Reste von Eierschalen sowie Tierknochen, die als Speisebeigaben dienten, und auch Reste eines Tongefäßes. Dort lagen auch ein doppelreihiger Kamm und eine Lanzenspitze.
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Verkehrsgünstig am Straßenverlauf zwischen Bad Cannstatt und Ettlingen sowie an der Enz gelegen, entwickelte sich im Bereich der heutigen Altstadt von Pforzheim vom 1. bis ins 3. Jh. eine römische Siedlung (Portus [?]). Ausgrabungen erfolgten vor allem im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert im Rahmen von Bauarbeiten und der Enzkorrektion sowie während der Aufbauarbeiten nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg in den 1940er und 50er Jahren. Anhand dieser punktuellen Erkenntnisse lässt sich die Ausdehnung der Siedlung kaum ermessen, sie erstreckte sich jedoch auf beiden Seiten der Enz. Der nördliche Rand könnte auf Höhe der Karl-Friedrich-Straße erreicht gewesen sein, wo sich mehrere Mauerreste fanden. Ergraben sind zudem vor allem im Bereich der Altstädter Kirche massive Mauern, die Teil eines öffentlichen Gebäudes gewesen sein dürften. Der hier entdeckte römische Straßenabschnitt gehörte wahrscheinlich zur Fernstraße, die unweit der heutigen Altstädter Brücke den Fluss überquerte. Bei der bisher umfangreichsten Grabung wurden 1989 bis 1991 am Kappelhofplatz römische Streifenhäuser freigelegt (im Archäologischen Museum Pforzheim zugänglich), wobei steinerne Bauten hölzerne abgelöst hatten. Die Pforzheimer Befunde deuten darauf hin, dass es im 2. Jh. zu zwei großflächigen Bränden kam, in deren Folge vermehrt Steinbauten errichtet wurden.
Südlich der Enz sind drei Privathäuser mit beheizten Räumen unterhalb des Städtischen Klinikums entdeckt worden. Zudem fanden sich Brunnen mit Metalldepots und sowohl menschliche als auch tierische Knochen aus der letzten römischen Siedlungsphase im 3. Jh.
Bereits im Januar 1872 entdeckte man bei der Anlage des zum neu errichteten Spital, dem Städtischen Klinikum bzw. heutigen Heliosklinikum, gehörigen Gartens (im Bereich südlich der heutigen Enzbrücke) eine Jupitergigantenskulptur (Inv.-Nr. C 155), die kurz darauf in die großherzogliche Altertümersammlung gelangte. Aus Pforzheim und der Umgebung haben sich die Fragmente mehrerer Jupitersäulen erhalten.
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Im Gemeindewald „Bogenthal“, unweit der Straße von Stockach nach Radolfzell, befindet sich eine Gruppe von zehn Grabhügeln, die 1901 und 1902 ausgegraben wurden.
Hügel B besaß zum Zeitpunkt der Ausgrabung einen Durchmesser von 24 m und stand noch 1,8 m hoch an. Wenig südwestlich des Hügelzentrums stießen die Ausgräber in 1,3 m Tiefe auf eine etwa in Nord-Süd Richtung verlaufende, etwas über 2 m lange Reihe von Gefäßscherben, die sich zu insgesamt 10 Gefäßen zusammensetzen ließen. Möglicherweise waren diese entlang einer Bestattung, von der sich allerdings keine Knochen erhalten haben, aufgestellt. Reste einer weiteren Bestattung wurden etwa 2 m östlich des Zentrums in 1,5 m Tiefe festgestellt. In einem mit roten Zierbändern bemalten Fußgefäß fanden sich ein kleiner Drahtohrring aus Gold, ein kleiner Bronzering und eine kleine Tonschale. Neben dem Gefäß lagen Tierknochen, ein paar grobe Gefäßscherben und verbrannte Knochenstückchen.
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In Rheinheim (Gemeinde Küssaberg, im Süden Baden-Württembergs an der Schweizer Grenze), befand sich in römischer Zeit ein strategisch wichtiger Rheinübergang. Er gehörte zur Fernstraße, die von Vindonissa/Windisch nach Rottweil/Arae Flaviae bzw. ins Neckargebiet führte. Die spätantike, in Teilen erhaltene Brücke ruhte auf steinernen Pfeilern. Deren Fundamentierung im Flussbett bestand aus schiffsförmigen hölzernen Pfahlrosten. Auch von diesen haben sich mit eisernen Pfahlschuhen beschlagene Holzpfähle erhalten (dendrochronologisch datiert auf 368). Unklar ist, ob eine hölzerne Fahrbahn oder steinerne Bögen die Pfeiler verbanden. Eine Vorgängerbrücke existierte an dieser Stelle bereits am Anfang des 4. Jh., wie dendrochronologische Analysen verraten. Auf Rheinheimer Seite, bei der katholischen Pfarrkirche St. Michael, wurde ein zur Steinbrücke gehöriger befestigter Brückenkopf freigelegt. Das im 4. Jh. errichtete Festungswerk bestand aus einer viereckigen Anlage. Diese wurde durch Außenmauern mit mächtigen Ecktürmen gebildet. Einer der Ecktürme ist mit zugehörigem Abschnitt der Außenmauer ergraben. Starke, noch in Teilen vorhandene Festungsmauern verbanden den Brückenkopf mit dem Rheinufer. Von der Innenbebauung konnte in der Südwestecke der Rest eines Gebäudefundaments, vielleicht Mannschaftsunterkünfte, nachgewiesen werden. Dort fand man 1974 die frührömische Grabstele Inv.-Nr. R 1071 in sekundärer Verwendung: als Baumaterial dienend, wurde sie in der Spätantike vermauert.
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Im April 1964 wurde in Klepsau (damals Kreis Buchen), im Gewann „Berglein“, das erste Grab entdeckt. Die Gräber 2 und 3 konnten im Mai 1964 geborgen werden. In vier Grabungskampagnen von 1965-1967 und 1976 wurden von insgesamt 66 Gräbern 63 weitere untersucht und dokumentiert .
Das Grab einer vermutlich 27-30 Jahre alten Frau wurde 1966 geborgen. Die Grabgrube war in ihren größten Ausdehnungen 3 m lang und 1,50 m breit. Die Grabsohle lag in 1,25 m Tiefe.
Die Tote lag auf dem Rücken mit seitlich angelegten Armen und stark hochgezogenen Schultern. Von zwei Halsketten stammende Glasperlen streuten am Hals. Zu einem Gürtelgehänge gehörten mehrere Gegenstände, die sich in Höhe ihres linken Knies fanden: drei Ringe, eine Zierscheibe, eine Cypraea (Muschel) an einem Ring aus Bronze sowie ein Messer.
Mit 30 cm Abstand zu den Füßen der Toten fand man Eierschalen und Tierknochen als Reste der Speisebeigaben. Daneben stand ein Sturzbecher aus hellem, grünlichem Glas sowie Reste eines auf der Scheibe gedrehten doppelkonischen Keramikgefäßes. Es wurden mehrere Eisenteile geborgen, die darauf hinweisen, dass dort auch ein beschlagener kleiner Holzkasten gestanden haben muss. Gemäß der Fundlage beinhaltete dieser einen Spinnwirtel und einen Kamm.
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1974 wurde in einem Kiesgrubenbetrieb ca. 2,5 km westlich von Graben (Gemeinde Graben-Neudorf, Kreis Karlsruhe) in der Flur „Wingertfeld“ ein Frauengrab angeschnitten. Durch den Kiesabbau wurden der Schädel und der Oberkörper des Skeletts zerstört. Im Zuge einer Notbergung konnten einige wertvolle Grabbeigaben gerettet werden.
Zwei reich verzierte und aufwendig gearbeitete Fünfknopffibeln (Gra 1 - Gra 2) wurden auf Höhe des Beckens entdeckt. Neben dem rechten Knöchel wurden ein zweizeiliger Knochenkamm (Gra 3) und ein Spinnwirtel (Gra 29) gefunden. 22 silberne Schmuckanhänger (Gra 4 - Gra 25), darunter vier römische Münzen, neun Münzimitationen und neun verzierte Schmuckscheiben lagen im Bereich des Beckens und am linken Oberschenkel. Zwischen den Füßen befanden sich zwei Eisenfragmente (Gra 28) und eine einfache Eisenschnalle (Gra 27). Eine Amulettkugel (Gra 26) wurde oberhalb des linken Knies geborgen.
Die handwerklich und materiell wertvollen Objekte lassen den Schluss zu, dass die Verstorbene zu einer wohlhabenden Familie gehört hat und ursprünglich wohl aus dem Donauraum stammte.
Literatur: Boosen, Jan Derk: Ein alamannisches Frauengrab des 5. Jahrhunderts von Graben-Neudorf, Kreis Karlsruhe, in: Fundberichte aus Baden-Württemberg (1985), Heft 10, S. 281 ff.
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Das römische Hüfingen, auf der Tabula Peutingeriana Brigobannis genannt, verzeichnet eine Vielzahl archäologischer Fundstellen. Auf dem „Galgenberg“ lag ein Truppenlager, das in claudischer Zeit als Beginn der Kastellkette des Donaulimes angelegt wurde. Hier war eine Reiter- bzw. Hilfstruppe stationiert. Ein Gräberfeld des 1. Jh. mit vierzig, oft beigabenreichen Gräbern wurde an der nach Süden führenden römischen Straße im Gewann „Krumme Äcker“ entdeckt. Schließlich existierte auf der Gemarkung „Mühlöschle“ zwischen der Mitte des 1. und der Mitte 3. Jh. eine bedeutende Zivilsiedlung. Diese hatte sich wahrscheinlich aus dem zu den Kastellen gehörigen militärischen Lagerdorf (canabae) entwickelt. An der von der Schweiz über das Neckarland bis ans Schwarze Meer führenden Donautalstraße gelegen, war Brigobannis ein wichtiger geostrategischer und -ökonomischer Durchgangsort, Umschlagsplatz für Waren aller Art sowie Versorgungsstation für Reisende.
Durch die Ausgrabungen ist allerdings nur ein Teil der Siedlung bekannt. Nachgewiesen sind die für die Vici typischen langrechteckigen, mit der schmalen Front zur Straße orientierten Streifenhäuser. Diese waren im vorderen Bereich unterkellert und wurden zur Straße hin von einer vorgelagerten Portikus (Säulenhalle) erschlossen. Neben Wohnräumen besaßen sie einen Hofbereich mit Werkstätten, z.B. für Metall-, Keramik-, Holz-, Stein- oder Ziegelbearbeitung.
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Im Vorfeld eines geplanten Kirchenbaus in Berghausen (Landkreis Karlsruhe, Gemeinde Pfinztal) wurde 1963 der Baugrund durch das Staatliche Amt für Denkmalpflege untersucht. Dabei wurden 33 Gräber entdeckt.
Das großes Grab eines erwachsenen Mannes war an der Kopfseite durch einen Raubschacht gestört. In 80 cm Tiefe hatte es noch die Maße von 1,55 m Breite und 2,60 m Länge. In 1,10 m Tiefe war die Sohle erreicht. Der Tote lag ausgestreckt in Rückenlage, die Arme waren seitlich angelegt. Bei der Störung des Grabes wurde der Schädel zertreten. Oberkörper, Becken und Unterarme waren bei der Bergung nicht mehr vorhanden.
Bei der Beraubung wurden die Positionen zahlreicher Grabbeigaben verändert. Verloren ging insbesondere der Sax, von dem neben dem rechten Unterschenkel nur die Spitze gefunden wurde. Die Lanzenspitze wurde 20 cm neben der rechten Schulter gefunden. Der zuckerhutförmige Schildbuckel befand sich 50 cm neben dem rechten Knie. Neben dem rechten Bein lagen mehrere Objekte: ein Messer mit geradem Rücken und kurzer Griffangel sowie drei Beschläge. In Kniehöhe entdeckte man eine Schnalle mit Beschlag und eine Riemenzunge, am rechten Fuß eine weitere Riemenzunge. In zwei Bruchstücken, von denen eines unterhalb des Fußes lag, wurde ein Sporn gefunden.
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Im Ortsteil Stettfeld der Gemeinde Ubstadt-Weiher, im Bereich zwischen Bahnhof und Marcellus-Kirche, wurde in den 1950er Jahren eine römische Straßensiedlung (vicus) entdeckt und in den 1970er und 1980er Jahren ausgegraben. Sie lag an der Kreuzung der Straßen, welche die beiden Provinzhauptstädte Obergermaniens und Rätiens, Mainz/Mogontiacum und Augsburg/Augusta Vindelicum, verbanden. Wahrscheinlich um 120 n.Chr. gegründet, existierte der Vicus bis in die zweite Hälfte des 3. Jh. Entlang eines rechtwinkligen Straßennetzes erstreckten sich reihenhausartig sog. Streifenhäuser. Sie dienten als Wohngebäude, aber auch als Werkstätten für Handwerksbetriebe. Nachgewiesen sind Töpfereien, Schmieden, eine Gerberei sowie – einzigartig in Südwestdeutschland – eine Leimsiederei.
2 km nordwestlich des Ortskerns wurde auf der Gemarkung „Kraichländer/Wachsäcker“ ein Töpfereibezirk mit fünf Öfen freigelegt. Aus der Bedienungsgrube des Brennofens Nr. 1, aus ungestörter Fundlage, stammt der Pfirsichkern C 5092.
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Im April 1964 wurde in Klepsau (damals Kreis Buchen), im Gewann „Berglein“, das erste Grab entdeckt. Die Gräber 2 und 3 konnten im Mai 1964 geborgen werden. In vier Grabungskampagnen von 1965-1967 und 1976 wurden von insgesamt 66 Gräbern 63 weitere untersucht und dokumentiert.
Das reich ausgestattete Grab einer etwa 40 Jahre alten, vornehmen Frau wurde 1965 im Rahmen der Grabung des Landesdenkmalamtes von Pfarrer E. Herberg aufgedeckt. Die Grabgrube war 3,05 m lang und 2,20 m breit. Die Grabsohle befand sich in 2,68 m Tiefe. Die hölzerne Grabkammer war nach oben durch eine Holzdecke abgeschlossen. Die Tote lag gestreckt auf dem Rücken nahe der südlichen Kammerwand. Beide Arme waren seitlich angelegt. Rechts am Schädel fand sich eine Nadel. Der Frau war ein filigran verziertes Goldblech-Stück als Obolus in den Mund gelegt worden. Um den Hals trug sie eine Kette mit sechs angehängten Münzen, darunter vier langobardische Nachprägungen mit angesetzten Ösen, die erst nach 580 zu datieren sind. Zu den besonderen Grabbeigaben gehört eine große, vergoldete Scheibenfibel mit Einlagen aus Almandin, die unterhalb des Kinns lag, sowie ein Paar qualitätsvolle Bügelfibeln aus vergoldetem Silber mit Kerbschnittornamentik, die rechts vom linken Oberschenkel platziert waren.
An die Grabkammer schloss sich ein kistenähnlicher Raum an. Dort fanden sich ein scheibengearbeiteter Topf, ein Sturzbecher aus kräftig gelb-olivgrün gefärbtem Glas sowie ein mit Bronze und Eisen beschlagener Holzeimer. Dazu fanden sich Fleischknochen und Reste von Eiern, die als Speisebeigabe dienten.
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Im April 1952 wurden in der Gemeinde Bargen, im Gewann „Unterm Löhl“, bei Baumaßnahmen für einen Schulneubau, drei Gräber gefunden. Relativ zeitnah wurde ein viertes Grab entdeckt. Das Staatliche Amt für Denkmalpflege Karlsruhe vermutete im Umkreis der Baustelle weitere Gräber und beschloss eine systematische Untersuchung durchzuführen. Dabei wurde Grab 7 freigelegt.
Das Männergrab aus dem 7. Jh. war mindestens 1,00 Meter breit und 1,90 Meter lang. Der Verstorbene wurde auf dem Rücken liegend und mit eng angelegten Armen bestattet. Ein aufwendig gearbeitetes Langschwert (Spatha, Bar 53) und ein Eisenbeschlag (Bar 56) wurden neben dem rechten Arm gefunden. Zu vermuten ist, dass der Beschlag sowie zwei Schnallen (Bar 54 und Bar 57) und eine Riemenzunge (Bar 55), die in der Beckengegend geborgen wurden, Teile der Spathagarnitur waren. Die auf Höhe des rechten Knies gefundene, reich verzierte Hakenlanzenspitze (Bar 59) lag ursprünglich zwischen dem rechten Arm und dem Becken, worauf ein Rostfleck an dieser Stelle hindeutet. Die veränderte Position der Lanzenspitze lässt sich durch die stattgefundenen Baumaßnahmen und die damit verbundene Störung des Grabes erklären. Eine 15-teilige Gürtelgarnitur (Bar 60 bis Bar 67), bestehend aus Beschlägen und Riemenzungen, wurde auf dem Leib des Verstorbenen sowie im Bereich des Rostflecks gefunden. Die einzelnen Teile waren aus Eisen gefertigt und mit Messing, Silber oder Kupfer verziert. Ein Sax (Bar 58) und ein Messer (Bar 68) wurden übereinander liegend zwischen Becken und linkem Arm geborgen. Ihre Fundposition lässt den Schluss zu, das die beiden Objekte in einer Scheide gesteckt haben. Zwei genietete Bronzeblechbänder (Bar 69) wurden auf Höhe des Rostflecks entdeckt und könnten zur Scheide der Spatha gehört haben.
Literatur: Ursula Koch : Die fränkischen Gräberfelder von Bargen und Berghausen in Nordbaden hrsg. vom Landesdenkmalamt Baden-Württemberg; (= Forschungen und Berichte zur Vor- und Frühgeschichte in Baden-Württemberg ; 12); Stuttgart 1982, S. 101 f., Taf. 6, 48, 51, 53.
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Bei Herten, heute Stadtteil von Rheinfelden (Landkreis Lörrach), lag im Gewann „Weberalten“ ein großes Reihengräberfeld. Es war in einem Hauptfriedhof und zwei Nebenfriedhöfe unterteilt. In den Jahren 1887 und 1889 erfolgte im südöstlichen Teil des Hauptfriedhofs eine systematische Ausgrabung. Dabei wurde Grab 46 untersucht.
Das Grab eines Mädchens befand sich in einer Tiefe von 1,25 Metern. Eine Perle aus Perlmutt (C 5918 b) wurde am Hals entdeckt. Auf der Brust lag eine aus 17 Perlen bestehende Kette (C 5919 b). Eine Haarnadel aus Bronze (C 5919 c) wurde in der Nähe des Kopfes gefunden. An den Füßen konnte ein Glasgefäß (C 5918) geborgen werden. Weitere Beigaben waren ein Bärenzahn (C 5919 e), der wahrscheinlich als Amulett gedient hatte, sowie Reste von Eisen, Bronze und Gewebe (C 5919 d), die möglicherweise den Inhalt einer Tasche bildeten..
Literatur: Garscha, Friedrich : Die Alamannen in Südbaden, Berlin 1970, S. 93
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Das römische Riegel, heute größtenteils vom modernen Ort überbaut, lag in Rheinnähe an der sog. Riegeler Pforte, einem Engpass von Kaiserstuhl und Schwarzwald-Vorbergzone. In der Antike kreuzten sich hier zwei Fernstraßen: die Rheintalstraße und die aus Gallien zur oberen Donau führende Ost-West-Achse. An diesem militärstrategisch außergewöhnlichen Ort setzte die römische Präsenz in claudischer Zeit, Mitte des 1. Jh., mit der Errichtung eines Auxiliarkastells ein.
Nach Abzug des Militärs entwickelte sich einige Jahrzehnte später aus dem zugehörigen Lagerdorf eine kleinstädtische Siedlung. Diese trug wahrscheinlich den Namen Helvetum und erstreckte sich zu ihrer Blütezeit im 2. und frühen 3. Jh. über eine Fläche von ca. 27 ha beiderseits der Elz, bis sie Mitte des 3. Jh. offenbar zerstört wurde.
Die Siedlung besaß ein regelhaft geplantes Insulasystem und mehrere Heiligtümer, darunter ein Mithräum. Das Forum im Stadtzentrum, eine öffentliche Platzanlage mit Gebäuden der offiziellen Administration bzw. des urbanen Selbstverständnisses, besaß eine monumentale Markt- und Gerichtsbasilika. Diese dreischiffige Halle wies sowohl Räumlichkeiten für einen Kaiserkult als auch einen Tresorkeller zur Aufbewahrung der Gemeindekasse auf. Möglicherweise war der Ort auch das Zentrum einer Civitas, einer Bürgergemeinde bzw. Verwaltungseinheit. Bedeutend war die Siedlung auch in Bezug auf Warenproduktion, Handel und Dienstleistungen. Bezeugt ist die Verarbeitung von Rohstoffen wie Glas, Bronze, Eisen und Tierknochen bzw. die Herstellung von Ziegeln und Gefäßkeramik.
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In den Jahren 1933-1935 wurde das Gräberfeld in drei Kampagnen ausgegraben. Vereinzelt waren bei der landwirtschaftlichen Nutzung bereits vorher Funde zutage gekommen, die jedoch verloren gingen. Beim Brand des Karlsruher Schlosses im 2. Weltkrieg wurden besonders schöne Metallgegenstände aus Diersheim, meist Waffen, vernichtet, die anderen Funde waren zuvor ausgelagert worden.
Die Urne des Männergrabes war mit einem Teller als Deckel versehen. In der Urne befand sich der Rest des beinernen Griffes, der versehentlich mit dem Leichenbrand in den Topf gelangte. Alle übrigen Objekte waren in der Grube verstreut.
Neben Tonscherben befanden sich in der Grube ein eisernes Schwert (C 11472 e), das dreimal verbogen war, eine verbogene Lanzenspitze (C 11472 f), ein Messer (C 11472 g) und eine Schere (C 11472 h) sowie Reste eines Schildbuckels (C 11472 i). Aus Bronze bestanden die Gürtelschnalle (C 11472 k), die Riemenzunge (C 11472 l), die Doppelöse (C 11472 m), der Bügel (C 11472 n) und der Zierknopf (C 11472 p). Die Reibahle (C 11472 r) und Nägel (C 11472 s) waren aus Eisen. Besonders schön sind die Reste eines Trinkhorns mit Pferdeköpfen (C 11472 q). Das sehr reiche Grab beinhaltete auch die Reste einer Kanne (C 11472 u) , eines Kessels (C 11472 v), einer Weinkelle (C 11472 w), eines Fußbeckens (C 11472 x), einer Kasserolle (C 11472 y) und Glasschlacken (C 11472 z).
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Das Numeruskastell von Walldürn liegt im Gewann „Alteburg“, auf einer Hochfläche etwa 300 m westlich des Limes, nahe beim Wachposten 39 der Strecke 7. Im Auftrag der Reichs-Limeskommission wurden 1896-1897 die Thermen des bereits zu Beginn des 19. Jh. entdeckten Kastells untersucht. Das 100 m nordwestlich von diesem gelegene Badegebäude wurde zwischen 148 und 161 errichtet, und, nachdem es aus „Altersschwäche“ – so eine Bauinschrift – eingestürzt war, im Jahr 232 wieder aufgebaut. Es entsprach dem Reihentypus, bei dem sich die Baderäume von Kalt-, Lauwarm- und Heißbad (Frigidarium, Tepidarium, Caldarium) der Folge des Badegangs entsprechend in einer Achse aufreihten. Weitere Baderäume, darunter ein Schwitzbad (Sudatorium), komplettierten die Anlage.
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Rund 1 km südwestlich von Liptingen, am Nordrand des „Hennelöh“ genannten Gemeindewalds, liegt eine Gruppe von 27 Grabhügeln, die im Jahre 1897 durch den Sammlungsleiter der Großherzoglichen Sammlung untersucht wurden.
Hügel A besaß zum Zeitpunkt der Ausgrabung einen Durchmesser von 18 m und eine Höhe von 1,3 m. In etwa 1,3 m Tiefe stießen die Ausgräber auf zwei Südost-Nordwest orientierte Körperbestattungen, die nur etwa 1 m voneinander entfernt lagen. Die beiden Individuen, ein Mann und eine Frau, lagen jeweils auf einer rechteckigen, noch als Holz erkennbaren Unterlage. Bei der nördlichen, männlichen Bestattung fanden sich die Reste einer eisernen Lanzenspitze und einer Dolchklinge, einer Fibel und eines Gürtelblechs sowie mehrere Gefäße. Die südliche, weibliche Bestattung war mit Halsring, Arm- und Fußringen aus Bronze ausgestattet. Im Bereich von Hals und Schädel fanden sich drei größere und drei kleinere Gagatknöpfe, die als Kopf- oder Halsschmuck dienten. Im Bereich des Bauches lag ein Gürtelblech. Unterhalb des Gürtelblechs kamen kleine Gagatperlen zum Vorschein.
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Im Ortsteil Stettfeld der Gemeinde Ubstadt-Weiher, im Bereich zwischen Bahnhof und Marcellus-Kirche, wurde in den 1950er Jahren eine römische Straßensiedlung (vicus) entdeckt und in den 1970er und 1980er Jahren ausgegraben. Sie lag an der Kreuzung der Straßen, welche die beiden Provinzhauptstädte Obergermaniens und Rätiens, Mainz/Mogontiacum und Augsburg/Augusta Vindelicum, verbanden.
Von 1978 bis 1981 wurde ein zur Siedlung gehöriges Gräberfeld (auf einer Fläche von 65 x 58 m in Teilen ergraben), eines der umfangreichsten im Südwesten Deutschlands, freigelegt. Es wurde im 2. und 3. Jahrhundert n. Chr. genutzt. Die etwa 370 erfassten Gräber weisen vor allem Brand- aber auch Körperbestattungen auf. Der Leichenbrand wurde meist in eine Urne, die in einer Grabgrube stand, vorgefunden. Vielfach fehlen jedoch Hinweise auf ein Leichenbrandbehältnis. Häufig sind zudem Brandgrubengräber, bei denen sich Leichenbrand gemeinsam mit Brandschutt in der Grabgrube befindet. Das Gräberfeld zeichnet sich durch reiches Fundmaterial aus.
Die Silberschale (Inv.-Nr. R 954) gehört zur Fundstelle 65 in der Albert-Schweitzer-Straße, im südwestlichen Bereich des ergrabenen Geländes. Der Fundzusammenhang ist hier unklar; im Umkreis wurden zerscherbte Terra sigillata-Gefäße gefunden.
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Im April 1964 wurde in Klepsau (damals Kreis Buchen), im Gewann „Berglein“, das erste Grab entdeckt. Die Gräber 2 und 3 konnten im Mai 1964 geborgen werden. In vier Grabungskampagnen von 1965-1967 und 1976 wurden von insgesamt 66 Gräbern 63 weitere untersucht und dokumentiert.
Das 1965 geborgene Grab eines etwa 40-46 Jahre alten Mannes wurde 1965 geborgen. Das Grab war mit Waffen und Reitzeug reich ausgestattet. Die Grabgrube war 3,4 m lang. Die Breite der Grube betrug oben 1,8 m, verjüngte sich aber mit zunehmender Tiefe. Die Holzbohlen der in die Grube eingesetzten Grabkammer waren gut nachweisbar. Zu Füßen des Toten war ein 1,10 m langer, von der Grabkammer nicht abgetrennter Raum für Beigaben freigelassen worden.
Der Tote wurde auf dem Rücken liegend und mit an den Körper angelegten Armen bestattet. Die erhaltene Lanzenspitze lag an seiner linken Seite. Die Spatha lag an seiner rechten Seite. Schräg auf der linken Seite lag als weitere Waffe ein verzierter Kurzsax.
Dem Toten war auch ein Gürtel mit zahlreichen Bronzebeschlägen und einer Schnalle beigegeben. Zudem trug er auf dem Rücken eine Tasche, die mit einer kleinen Schnalle verschlossen war. Zum Tascheninhalt gehörten zwei Messer, eine Feinwaage mit zwei kleine Schalen und die zur Waage gehörenden Gewichte. Diese Waage lässt vermuten, dass der Verstorbene am Fernhandel mit Luxusgütern beteiligt war. Zudem fanden sich im Grab ein Feuerstein, eine Pinzette und ein Spielstein.
Alle übrigen Funde wurden am Fußende geborgen. Unmittelbar an den Füßen stand ein Bronzebecken. Daneben fanden sich der Schildbuckel und die Schildfessel. Es folgte ein vielteiliges Pferdegeschirr, zu dem drei bronzene Riemenzungen mit Weißmetallüberzug gehören. Schließlich fanden sich noch ein einreihiger Kamm und eine Bügelschere. Und in der äußersten Ecke der Grabkammer lag ein Tierknochen als Rest der Speisebeigabe.
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Östlich von Meißenheim, im Gemeindewald „Langenrod“, wurde 1886 ein noch 1,5 m hoch anstehender Grabhügel mit einem Durchmesser von 16 m untersucht. Der Hügel barg mehrere Bestattungen. Im Zentrum, 1,3 m unter der Hügeloberfläche, lag die Ost-West orientierte Bestattung einer erwachsenen Frau auf einer verkohlten Unterlage aus Nadelholz. Die Frau war mit einer Halskette aus zwei großen Gagatperlen, Bronze-, Ton- und Glasperlen ausgestattet. An den Unterarmen fanden sich je ein Gagat- und ein Bronzearmreif. In der weiteren Verfüllung des Hügels konnten die Reste von mindestens sechs weiteren Bestattungen, drei Körper- und drei Brandbestattungen, festgestellt werden.
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Im April 1964 wurde in Klepsau (damals Kreis Buchen), im Gewann „Berglein“, das erste Grab entdeckt. Die Gräber 2 und 3 konnten im Mai 1964 geborgen werden. In vier Grabungskampagnen von 1965-1967 und 1976 wurden von insgesamt 66 Gräbern 63 weitere untersucht und dokumentiert werden.
Das Grab einer Frau wurde 1972 entdeckt. Die Grabgrube war 3,3 m lang und bis zu 1,30 m breit. Die darin eingestellte Grabkammer war mit 3,1 m auffallend lang. Die Breite betrug am Kopfende bis zu 90 cm, am Fußende nur noch 55 cm. Die Grabsohle lag in 2,1 m Tiefe.
Die Tote lag gestreckt auf dem Rücken. Ihr Kopf war nach rechts gedreht, ihr rechter Arm seitlich angelegt, der linke abgewinkelt. Wirbel und Rippen sowie Hand- und fast alle Fußknochen fehlten. Die Scheibenfibel fand sich unterhalb des linken Schlüsselbeins. Auf der Brust und im Beckenbereich streuten Glasperlen. Zwischen den Oberschenkeln fanden sich zwei silberne Bügelfibeln mit Kerbschnittdekor und Tierornamentik. Ihnen folgte fußwärts ein aus 13 jeweils zweiteiligen Beschlägen aus Silberblechen bestehendes Band. Auf Höhe der Knie fanden sich weitere Grabbeigaben: ein Messer mit silbernen Beschlägen, eine Zierscheibe, eine Schere, ein weiteres Messer, ein doppelreihiger Kamm und eine Cyprea (Muschel). An der Außenseite des rechten Beins lagen zwei Beschläge einer Holzschale, vier kleine Goldblechfragmente mit eingepresstem Ornament und ein Spinnwirtel. In geringem Abstand zu den Füßen stand und ein doppelkonischer, scheibengearbeiteter Topf mit schwarzer Oberfläche und Wellenbanddekor, daneben ein Webschwert. Dort waren auch Reste von Eierschalen und Tierknochen als Speisebeigaben.
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Osterburken war einer der bedeutendsten Militärposten am Obergermanischen Limes. Südlich des heutigen Altstadtgebiets, etwa 500 m hinter dem Limes gelegenen, wurde um 150-160 ein Kohortenkastell errichtet. Dieses war von Mauer und Spitzgraben umgeben und mit 16 Türmen bewehrt. Zwischen 185 und 192 wurde ein Annexkastell angebaut. Es stellte die Sichtverbindung mit den Wachposten der Limeslinie her. Im Doppellager waren die cohors III Aquitanorum equitata civium Romanurum (3. Aquitanerkohorte römischer Bürger), eine teilberittene Einheit, sowie vielleicht eine Hilfstruppe, der numerus Brittonum Elantiensium, die sog. Elzbrittonen, stationiert. Um 260 wurde die Anlage gewaltsam zerstört. In Osterburken gab es zudem zwei von den Soldaten genutzte Kastellbäder sowie ein Gebäude aus vier Apsidenräumen. Seine Architektur lässt auf eine öffentliche, repräsentative Funktion schließen.
Von der Zivilsiedlung, welche sicherlich das gesamte Tal nördlich der Kastellanlagen einnahm, zeugt vor allem das Gräberfeld auf dem Flurgewann „Affeldürn“ in einem Neubaugebiet von Osterburken. Ausgegraben wurden über 100 Bestattungen, hauptsächlich Brandgräber mit z.T. reichen Beigaben.
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Im April 1964 wurde in Klepsau (damals Kreis Buchen), im Gewann „Berglein“, das erste Grab entdeckt. Die Gräber 2 und 3 konnten im Mai 1964 geborgen werden. In vier Grabungskampagnen von 1965-1967 und 1976 wurden von insgesamt 66 Gräbern 63 weitere untersucht und dokumentiert.
Das Grab eines im Alter von etwa 14-16 Jahren gestorbenen Mädchens wurde 1966 geborgen. Die unregelmäßig geformte Grabgrube war 2,10 m lang, 0,80 m breit und nur 0,55 m tief. Sie wies keinerlei Spuren von Holzeinbauten auf.
Die Tote lag gestreckt auf dem Rücken, die Arme waren angewinkelt, die Hände über das Becken gelegt. Im Mund fand sich der Obuolus. Um den Hals und unterhalb der Schulter streuten die Perlen dreier Halsketten aus Glas und Bernstein. Auf ihrem linken Schlüsselbein lag ein kegelstumpfförmiger, verzierter Knochenwirtel, welcher der Toten möglicherweise als Amulett um den Hals gelegt war. An ihrem linken Knie fanden sich die im Gürtelgehänge verwahrten Gegenstände als Gürtelgehänge: ein Messer, zwei zusammenhängende ovale Kettenglieder aus Eisen sowie ein kleiner und ein großer Bronzering sowie eine Zwinge. Der Kamm mit Futteral hing ebenfalls vom Gürtel herab und wurde auf dem linken Unterschenkel entdeckt. An den Füßen fand sich je eine Schuhschnalle.
Der Toten waren in Höhe ihres linken Oberarms ein doppelkonischer Topf und ein becherförmiger Kumpf beigegeben.
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In Ladenburg befindet sich unter der heutigen Alt- bzw. südlichen Vorstadt das römische Lopodunum. Zunächst wurde in der Regierungszeit Kaiser Vespasians (69-79), im Zug der militärischen Besetzung der rechtsrheinischen Gebiete, ein Kastell angelegt. Neben geostrategischen begünstigten ab trajanischer Zeit wirtschafts- und verkehrstechnische Faktoren die Entwicklung einer Zivilsiedlung an der Fernstraße von Straßburg/Argentorate nach Mainz/Mogontiacum. Archäologisch belegt sind im sog. Süd- wie im Nordvicus Quartiere mit Streifenhäusern. Diese Multifunktionsbauten waren nicht nur Wohnungen. Sie dienten auch Produktionszwecken (Keramik-, Metall-, Textilverarbeitung) ebenso wie - nach Ausweis unterkellerter, sich zu einer Säulenhalle (Portikus) öffnender Geschäfte (tabernae) - der Lagerung und dem Verkauf von Waren.
Bekannt wurde Lopodunum als Hauptort der civitas Ulpia Sueborum Nicrensium, der „Bezirksgemeinde der Neckarsueben“. Die regionale Metropole besaß um die Wende vom 2.-3. Jh. als wichtiges politisches, ökonomisches und administratives Zentrum von ca. 40 ha Fläche urbane Strukturen und Architekturen: eine Stadtmauer, zwei große Thermengebäude, sogar ein halbrundes szenisches Theater für ca. 5000 Personen. Für die rechtsrheinischen Provinzen Roms einzigartig war das repräsentative Forum. Das Herzstück der großen öffentlichen Platzanlage bildete eine Basilika. In dem mehrschiffigen Hallenbau für Markt- und Gerichtszwecke konnten Geldtransfer- und Wechselgeschäfte stattfinden, aber auch Prozesse abgehalten werden. Ein weiterer Monumentalbau an einem zweiten Forum wird als „Statthalterpalast“ bzw. Gebäude der kaiserlichen Verwaltung gedeutet. Zu diesem gehörte das bekannte Ladenburger Prunkportal, dessen bronzene Zierbeschläge ein Gewicht von 80 kg besitzen.
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Im April 1964 wurde in Klepsau (damals Kreis Buchen), im Gewann „Berglein“, das erste Grab entdeckt. Die Gräber 2 und 3 konnten im Mai 1964 geborgen werden. In vier Grabungskampagnen von 1965-1967 und 1976 wurden von insgesamt 66 Gräbern 63 weitere untersucht und dokumentiert.
Das Grab einer Frau wurde 1967 untersucht. Die Grabgrube war 2,90 m lang und bis zu 1,45 m breit. Die Grabsohle lag in 1,75 m Tiefe. Gefundene Holzreste wiesen darauf hin, dass die Grabgrube mit querliegenden Holzbohlen abgedeckt war. Ab etwa 70 cm Grabungstiefe fanden sich unbehauene Kalksinterblöcke, die über der Holzdecke aufgeschichtet waren und bei deren Einsturz in die Grubenmitte stürzten.
Die Tote wurde in einem Sarg bestattet, der den Körper eng umschloss. Sie lag auf dem Rücken, der linke Arm war gestreckt, der rechte leicht angewinkelt. An ihrer rechten Schläfe trug sie eine Haarnadel. Auf der Stirn lag ein schmales, mit Nietlöchern versehenes Band aus Silberblech. Im Mund fand sich der Obolus. Die Perlen einer Kette lagen eng um den Hals aufgereiht. An der linken Seite des Kinns fand sich eine aus vergoldetem Silber gefertigte und mit Almandinen verzierte Scheibenfibel. Neben ihrem linken Arm lehnte an der Sargwand ein schmaler Sax, der als Webschwert gedient hatte. Um die Taille trug sie eine eiserne Gürtelkette. Zwischen ihren Oberschenkeln fand man zwei Bügelfibeln aus vergoldetem Silber mit Kerbschnitt und Tierornamentik. Die dem Gürtelgehänge zugeordneten Gegenstände fanden sich neben ihrem linken Bein: ein einreihiger Kamm mit Eisennieten, ein Messer, ein Stück Eisenoxyd mit Gewebeabdrücken, ein konischer Spinnwirtel. Am Fußende blieb im Sarg ein 30 cm langer Raum frei.
Bei der Bestattung wurden außerhalb des Sarges auf einer erhöhten Erdbank am Fußende der Toten ein Tongefäß mit Rosetten- und Rillendekor sowie ein mit Bronzeblechen beschlagenes Holzkästchen platziert. Dort fanden sich auch Vogelknochen und Eierschalen als Reste der Speisebeigaben.
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Im Zuge von Hausbauten wurden in Gerlachsheim, einem Ortsteil der Stadt Lauda-Königshofen im Main-Tauber-Kreis, nach und nach vier Gräber entdeckt. 1954 fand man bei Kanalisationsarbeiten das gemeinsame Grab zweier Frauen (Grab 3 und Grab 4). Die Grabgrube befand sich in 2,20 m Tiefe, der Umriss war nicht mehr erkennbar. Die beiden Verstorbenen wurden gleichzeitig und auf dem Rücken liegend bestattet. Der rechte Arm der einen und der linke Arm der anderen Frau sind über Kreuz gelagert. Die Art der Beisetzung und das annähernd gleiche Alter (20-23 Jahre) lassen vermuten, dass die beiden Frauen Geschwister waren.
Die Verstorbene aus Grab 4 wurde mit einer Vielzahl unterschiedlichster Objekte beigesetzt. Ein mit Zick-Zack-Band verziertes Armbrustfibelpaar war im Schulterbereich platziert. Darunter, auf der Mitte der Brust, befand sich eine weitere Fibel. Zwischen Kopf und linker Schulter der Frau wurden eine ca. 16 cm lange Nadel mit Pyramidenkopf und ein kleiner Ohrring aus Bronze geborgen. Zwei zusätzliche Nadeln aus Tierknochen lagen unter dem Kopf und neben dem linken Oberarm, wo auch ein Kamm mit dreieckiger Griffplatte gefunden wurde. Ein Bronzemesser und zwei große Elfenbeinringe befanden sich am bzw. in der Nähe des Beckens. An einem Finger der linken Hand trug die Verstorbene noch einen spiralförmigen Ring aus Bronze. Relativ separiert von den restlichen Funden, lag neben dem rechten Unterschenkel ein kleiner Bronzering von nicht einmal zwei Zentimetern Durchmesser. Im Grab befanden sich außerdem mehrere Tonobjekte, im Einzelnen zwei Spinnwirtel, zwei Becher mit der Aufschrift „AVETE“ („Seid gegrüßt“) und eine Schale. In der Schale wurden Reste von Tierknochen gefunden, die wahrscheinlich als Speisebeigabe gedient haben. Im Grab verstreut lagen neun Eisennägel, die vermutlich ursprünglich in ein aus Holz gefertigtes Objekt eingeschlagen waren, sowie 138 Perlen aus Bernstein, Glas und Glaspaste (sogenannte Fritte). Ein Bronzeblech mit noch drei erhaltenen Nieten, das in der oberen linken Grabhälfte gefunden wurde, lässt sich in seiner Funktion nicht mehr näher bestimmen.
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Von einem 1973 bei der Erschließung eines Weinanbaugebietes im Gewann „Humbergäcker“ bei Jechtingen entdeckten mittelneolithischen Gräberfeld konnten 105 Bestattungen geborgen werden. Diese gehören der Großgartacher oder der nachfolgenden Rössener Kultur an. Die Toten waren in gestreckter Rückenlage, W-O orientiert niedergelegt. Die Männergräber beinhalteten Waffen und Gerätschaften, wie z. B. Äxte, Beile oder Pfeilspitzen. Häufig fanden sich auch Anhänger und Perlen aus Tierzahn, Stein oder Muschel, die als Ketten um Hals, Hand- oder Fußgelenke getragen wurden. Den Toten wurden bis zu fünf Tongefäße mitgegeben, die oftmals oberhalb des Kopfes lagen. Grab 88, eine annähernd rechteckige, 2,1 m lange und 0,7 m breite Grabgrube, barg das Westnordwest-Ostsüdost orientierte Skelett eines erwachsenen Mannes in gestreckter Rückenlage. Dem Toten waren neben einem Mahlsteinunterlieger im Bereich des Schädels und einem Unterlieger und Läufer im Bereich der Füße drei Keramikgefäße mitgegeben worden.
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The Michaelsberg mound, also called “Michelsberg”, lies at the western boundary of the Kraichgau - in Untergrombach, which is now part of the municipality of Bruchsal (district of Karlsruhe). The mound represents the eponymous site for the Michelsberg Culture, which extended from eastern France and the Paris Basin, over the southern Netherlands, Belgium and the Middle- and Lower Rhine region to the boundaries of the Swabian Jura, even covering some parts of Central Germany, as well as Baden and Württemberg.
Being bounded by three steep slopes running towards the Rhine trench, the elevation represents a naturally protected location. Towards the south and east, the site was separated from the surrounding area by a dug-out ditch. Already in 1884, sherds collected on the Michelsberg were recognised as prehistoric finds; between 1889 and 1899 K. Schumacher had conducted several excavation campaigns, while further investigations were carried out between 1950 and 1962. In the 1990s, a Neolithic access path leading to the hilltop settlement could be detected through aerial images and follow-up excavations.
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An important villa rustica, encompassing an area of 9 ha, is located in the municipal parcel “Maueräcker” (today Alter Weg) near Hirschberg-Großsachsen. The main building consists of a representative area in an avant-corps-construction with a porticus in the front, and a large water basin between two tower-like risalites. It had been built in the 2nd century AD on an older previous construction and was inhabited until the middle of the 3rd century. One of the largest and most luxurious estates of its type in Germania superior, it represents a rarity in the Roman region on the right bank of the Rhine.
The 1980s excavations yielded numerous remarkable small finds, among which were: a ring with a precious stone (R 3012), the handle of a sistrum (R 3434) or the bronze statue of a rooster (2015/209) and a shell (2015/208), as well as a spoon (2015/211), a denarius (2015/212), a set of tweezers (2018/171), a tube ring (2018/172) and a dice (2018/173)
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This female burial dates to the 3rd third of the 6th century AD and was discovered in 1967. The burial pit was 2.90 m long and 1.45 m wide, while the bottom of the pit lay in a depth of 1.75 m. Remains of wood indicated that the burial pit had been covered by planks. At a depth of approx. 70 cm, unworked blocks of travertine were detected, which had been stacked on the wooden planks and subsequently fallen to the centre of the pit when the planks collapsed.
The deceased had been buried in a coffin which tightly encased the body. She lay on her back, with her left arm extended while the other was slightly flexed. On her right temple the woman wore a hair pin (Kle 33/4). On her forehead a narrow band of silver foil with rivet holes had been placed. There was an obol (Kle 33/6) in her mouth. The pearls of her necklace (Kle 33/7) were arranged tightly around her neck, while on the left side of the chin a disc fibula made of gilded silver and decorated with almandines (Kle 33/1) was found. Next to her left arm a narrow seax (Kle 33/22), which had served to accompany her into the afterlife, had been leaned on the chamber wall. Around her waist she wore an iron belt chain (Kle 33/10). Between her thighs two bow fibulae made of gilded silver with chip carving and animal ornaments (Kle 33/2 and Kle 33/3) were found. The items belonging to the belt chain were discovered next to her left leg: a single-row comb with iron rivets (Kle 33/19), a knife (Kle 33/20), an iron oxide fragment with textile imprints (Kle 33/21), a conical spindle whorl (Kle 33/23). At her feet, a 30 cm long space remained empty.
During the burial ritual, a pottery vessel with rosette and groove decoration (Kle 33/24), as well as a wooden casket with bronze fittings (Kle 33/25 to Kle 33/38) had been placed on a ledge outside the coffin at its foot. At this spot, bird bones and egg shells as remains of food offerings were also found.
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In April of 1952, three graves were discovered during construction works for the erection of a school building in the village of Bargen, municipal parcel “Unterm Löhl”. Soon after this discovery, a third grave was detected. The State Heritage Office assumed that there were further graves in the vicinity and thus decided that systematic excavations should be carried out, revealing grave 7.
The male burial from the 7th century AD was at least 1.00 m wide and 1.90 m long. The deceased lay on his back with his arms resting on the sides. An elaborately worked long sword (spatha Bar 53) and an iron fitting (Bar 56) were found next to the right arm. It can be assumed that the fitting, as well as two buckles (Bar 54 and Bar 57) and a strap end (Bar 55), which were found near the pelvis, had belonged to the spatha-set. The richly ornamented hooked lancehead (Bar 59) which was found near the right knee, originally lay between the right arm and the pelvis, which is indicated by the rusty deposit at that spot. The changed position of the lancehead can be explained with the construction works and associated disturbance of the grave. A 15-part belt set (Bar 60 to Bar 67), consisting of fittings and strap ends was discovered on the body of the deceased, as well as in the spot with the rust deposit. The single parts were fashioned from iron and decorated with brass, silver or copper. A seax (Bar 58) and a knife (Bar 68) lying on top of it were discovered between the pelvis and the left arm. Their position allows the conclusion that both objects had been sheathed in one scabbard. Two riveted bronze sheet bands (Bar 69) were found at the rust spot and may have belonged to the scabbard of the spatha.
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Between 1933 and 1935 the cemetery was excavated over three fieldwork seasons. Prior to these investigations, some individual finds had been discovered during agricultural activities. During a fire in the Karlsruhe Palace in the Second World War some outstanding objects – mostly weapons – were destroyed, but the other finds had previously been moved elsewhere.
The urn in the male grave was covered with a plate serving as a lid. The urn contained fragments of a bone hilt which had accidentally gotten into the pot together with the cremated remains. All other objects were scattered in the burial pit.
Beside pottery sherds, the grave contained an iron sword (C 11472 e) which had been bent three times, a bent lancehead (C 11472 f), a knife (C 11472 g) and a pair of scissors (C 11472 h), as well as remains of a shield boss (C 11472 i). The bronze objects included the belt buckle (C 11472 k), the strap end (C 11472 l), the double loop (C 11472 m), the stirrup (C 11472 n) and the ornamental knob (C 11472 p). The reamer (C 11472 r), as well as the nails (C 11472 s), are made of iron. The remains of a drinking horn with horse heads are particularly splendid (C 11472 q). The very rich grave also contained the remains of a jug (C 11472 u), a cauldron (C 11472 v), a wine-ladle (C 11472 w), a foot basin (C 11472 x), a casserole (C 11472 y) and pieces of glass slag (C 11472 z).
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In 1865, south-west of Dühren in the cadastral section of “Steinbock”, a farmer came upon a grave while ploughing a field. In 1866, the finds from the inexpertly conducted excavation came into the Grand Ducal Collection in Karlsruhe. Based on the sparse information provided by the finder, the archaeological context could be reconstructed as follows: It was a west-east oriented inhumation burial in supine, extended position. Near the skull there were a bronze cauldron and an iron tripod for the cauldron. Allegedly, several pottery vessels had been placed on both sides of the skeleton. Unfortunately, none of those vessels have survived. There is no information regarding the positions of the remaining grave goods, i.e. the glass armlet, the numerous glass beads, various fibulae and bronze dishes or the bronze mirror. The richly furnished burial is among the most important grave finds of the Late La Tène Period in Central Europe.
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In April of 1964 the first grave was discovered in Klepsau (then Buchen-dsitrict), in the municipal parcel of “Berglein”. Graves 2 and 3 were excavated in May 1964. In the course of four fieldwork campaigns between 1965 and 1967, as well as in 1976, 63 out of 66 graves were excavated and documented.
This burial of a 40-46 year old man was investigated in 1965. It was richly furnished with weapons and horse riding gear. The burial pit was 3.4 m long; the upper part of the pit had a width of 1.8 m, but the pit narrowed towards the bottom. The wooden planks of the burial chamber were well preserved. A non-separated space with a length of 1.10 m was left vacant for the placement of grave goods.
The deceased was buried in a supine position with his arms resting on his sides. The preserved lancehead lay on his left side, while a spatha had been placed on his right side. Also on his left side, an ornamented short seax was placed in an oblique position.
The dead man had also been given a belt with numerous bronze fittings and a buckle. A bag which was fastened with a small buckle was attached to his back. The bag contained two knives, a set of precision scales with two small dishes and associated weights. The scales suggest that the deceased had been involved in long distance trade with luxury items. Moreover, the grave also contained a flint stone, a set of tweezers and a game piece.
All other finds were located near the deceased’s feet. A bronze basin was placed directly next to the feet. Further grave goods included a shield boss and a guige, a multi-part horse bridle with three white metal-coated bronze strap ends. A single-row comb and a shear were also found. In the farthest corner of the grave pit, an animal bone representing the remains of food offerings was detected.
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Roman period Hüfungen, called Brigobannis on the Tabula Peutingeriana, registers numerous archaeological sites. An army encampment, which had been erected during the Claudian period as the first castrum of the Danubian Limes, was located on the “Galgenberg” (“Gallows Hill”). Roman cavalry and auxiliary troops were stationed there. In the municipal parcel of “Krumme Äcker”, on the Roman road leading south, a cemetery dating to the 1st century AD with forty mostly richly furnished graves was discovered. Moreover, in the municipal parcel of “Mühlöschle”, there had been an important civilian town between the middle of the 1st and the middle of the 3rd century AD. This town had likely developed out of a military camp settlement (canaba) belonging to the fort in. Brigobannis, which was located on the Danube valley road leading from Switzerland through the Neckar valley to the Black Sea, was an important geostrategic and economic transit point, trading place for all kinds of products, as well as a supply stop for travellers.
However, excavations have only revealed part of the settlement. The rectangular stripe houses or longhouses with the narrow front facing the street typically built in the vici have been uncovered here. Below the front part of these houses there were cellars, while they also had a porticus oriented towards the street. Beside living areas the houses had courtyards with workshops for metal-, pottery-, wood-, stone-, or brick production.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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In the winter of 1934-1935, workers came upon human bones during the construction of a gravel pit in the municipal parcel of “Lange Äcker” in Rheinsheim. In March 1935 grave goods were also discovered, rendering excavations necessary. The site was located south-east of the village between the train tracks and the road to Huttenheim, which is engulfed by a Rhine meander, the Giesgraben, and the river Pfinz. A total of twenty graves were documented. In 1938, another 44 graves were excavated in the course of seven smaller campaigns, although most of them had been disturbed in ancient times. In 1939 the head teacher of the village reported that additional graves were discovered during dredging works. The following excavations revealed another 39 graves. At total of 124 graves were documented by that time. It was only in 1948 that a systematic investigation of the cemetery was resumed, after approx. a dozen graves had been inadequately salvaged. Still, the resulting finds could be secured. During that year, 41 graves were excavated. Those graves also had traces of ancient grave robbing. Seven more graves were documented in 1956.
In the entire area of the cemetery, remains of a Roman settlement were detected. With more than 350 graves, the Frankish cemetery in Rheinsheim represents one of the largest burial grounds between the river Main and Lake Constance. There probably were even more graves, which have, however, been lost in the course of the Second World War. Despite the fact that many graves had been robbed in Antiquity, the finds provide a good overview for the period from the 1st half to the decades around 700 AD.
The grave goods in the individual graves were not scientifically documented, allowing no conclusions about the original positions of the objects. Also, many finds could not be assigned to the respective graves.
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The „Petersfels“, a cave which had been frequently visited by reindeer hunters during the Late Upper Palaeolithic, is located north of Lake Constance. The “Petersfels” cave served as seasonal habitat or camp and constituted a convenient point of departure for hunting the reindeer herds passing through the “Brudertal” during the autumn period. The „Petersfels“, a cave which had been frequently visited by reindeer hunters during the Late Upper Palaeolithic, is located north of Lake Constance. The “Petersfels” cave served as seasonal habitat or camp and constituted a convenient point of departure for hunting the reindeer herds passing through the “Brudertal” during the autumn period.
The site was discovered by senior postal officer Eduard Peters in 1927 and was subsequently named after him. The location represents one of the most abundant sites of the Magdalénien period in Southwestern Germany. The term “Magdalénien” (22,000 - 12,700 BCE) is derived from the site of „La Madeleine“ in the department Dordogne (Southwestern France), where finds from this period had first been discovered. Scientific dating methods applied in the context of follow-up excavations show that the Petersfels cave had been temporarily used as a hunting camp at least a dozen times within a period of 1,200 years. Beside an abundant stone tool industry, the site has also yielded numerous bone artefacts, including projectile points and needles.
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In 1890, an Alamannic female burial with a striking number of pots was detected next to the “Grünes Laub” inn in Neuenheim, Brückenstraße. Four small pots, as well as one large vessel were found in the grave. In addition, the rich burial was furnished with a silver hair pin with three gilded buttons, a comb, a three-part set of embossed belt fittings - consisting of one buckle and two fittings -, amber- and glass beads, some decorated bronze fittings, one spindle whorl, one boar tusk amulet, as well as shards of a green drinking glass.
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