부산대학교 도서관

Site of an Early Iron Age burial mound near Ludwigsburg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany (see also Prehistoric Europe §VI 2., (iii)). The excavation in 1978–9 of a flattened and ploughed stony mound 10 km from the high-status Iron Age settlement of Hohenasperg resulted in a spectacular discovery: a ‘princely’ burial dating to c. 550–500 bc. The mound, which had originally measured 60 m in diameter by 6 m high, was found intact and has provided detailed information on a variety of organic objects as well as other, high-quality items, many of which were locally produced. The mound itself was of elaborate construction and was completed in several stages. A primary mound was built incorporating a stone-lined entrance 6 m wide and flanked by stone walls, while the wooden burial chamber was constructed at a later date. There was time for weeds to grow on the mound before the burial. The remains of workshop debris from the manufacture of special goods for the burial were dug into the primary mound. After the interment the main mound was raised, and a kerb was added at its base. The burial was of a man aged between 40 and 50 years and of exceptional stature for the time: 1.87 m tall with extremely broad shoulders, a large head and well-developed musculature. The body lay on a ...