This is an entire wooden tomb, from ~583 BC, being removed as a single 80-tonne block. #TombTuesday Image
The tomb was buried in waterlogged soil, so it was exceptionally well preserved. The large wooden structure was 4.6 × 3.8m.

📷: Composite image of the tomb. Labels mark wood type and radiocarbon dates obtained from the wood. Image
Inside was a female buried with an impressive collection of grave goods made from gold, jet, and amber.

A probable male was also found but had a much simpler set of jewellery - only a few bronze pieces.

📷: Golden earing, likely from the female's grave goods. Image
Find out more in the original research, it's 🆓:

The ‘Keltenblock’ project: discovery and excavation of a rich Hallstatt grave at the Heuneburg, Germany - Dirk Krausse et al.
doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2…

📷: Boar tusk pendant from the grave Image

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