During archaeological excavations near Kleinosida (Burgenlandkreis) a woman's grave of the Thuringian culture of the Iron Age (5th century BC) was uncovered. Around the neck of the deceased was a twisted bronze neck ring with bird head ends. #Archaeology
Although bird symbolism has been known since the Bronze Age, the style of the neck ring speaks in favor of an Iron Age dating.
This is so far the only early Latène neck ring with bird head ends of the Thuringian culture, which clearly shows Celtic influences.
(c) LDA Sachsen-Anhalt, Archiv (1-2), J. Lipták (3).
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
During archaeological excavations in the run-up to the widening of the A143 motorway, a very special finding was uncovered in the winter months of last year - a skull deposit of the Salzmünder culture (ca. 3400-3100 BC). #Archaeology#SaxonyAnhalt
Already during the work on the area the circular finding with approx. 1m diameter and four human skulls became apparent. A block salvage and transport to the central depot of the LDA took place in order to excavate under laboratory conditions and independent of weather conditions
During the subsequent excavation another human skull as well as isolated human bones, few remains of cattle and small ruminants were discovered.