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Donkey carts and lorry trains on the Glauberg plateau
As early as the 1930s, extensive archaeological investigations were carried out by Prof. Dr. Heinrich Richter carried out on the Glauberg plateau.
As early as the 1930s, extensive archaeological investigations were carried out by Prof. Dr. Heinrich Richter carried out on the Glauberg plateau.
While foot travel was the norm for most individuals within the Celtic world, horse-drawn chariots were exclusively used by the upper echelon of society.
One of the gold offerings that particularly underline the outstanding position of the dead man from grave 1 at Glauberg is a finger ring. With an inner diameter of 1.8 centimeters, it roughly corresponds to today's ring size 57.
Brooches, i.e. metal clasps similar to safety pins, were usually used as clothing fasteners. Large specimens probably secured heavy wool coats, while delicate brooches secured lighter items of clothing.
Was the Celtic prince of Glauberg a hunter? Some goods in his grave allow this conclusion. The safest solution seems to be the deposit of three arrows.
Swords were among the most representative weapons in the Iron Age. Especially when, as in the case of the weapon from grave 2 from Glauberg, they were in richly decorated metal scabbards.
When the dead man was found in grave 1 of Glauberg, the excavators discovered two small rings made of gold wire in the area of his head. With diameters of less than 8 millimeters and a maximum wire thickness of 1.45 millimeters, their use as earrings seems questionable.
How did the castle building at the eastern end of the plateau get its current shape? In many voluntary work assignments from October 1975 to October 1976, the Glauburg Local History and History Association uncovered the collapsed foundation walls, which had received little attention after Eduard Anthes' excavations in 1912/13.
The comb has serrations on both sides with different densities of teeth. On the right it shows a simple dot pattern. It was carved from boxwood, which was not native to the North Western Provinces in Roman times.
Sometimes it is difficult to determine whether a projectile is being used based on the iron reinforcement alone. As in the case of a 16.6 centimeter long tip from grave 2 from Glauberg.