October
23
/ 2024
In a brilliant archaeological find on the Danube Plain near Riedlingen, southwestern Germany, a Celtic burial chamber has been painstakingly unearthed. Likely an elite burial from early Celtic society, it is situated at the heart of a large burial mound - an imposing structure spanning 65 meters (213 feet) in diameter. Standing at nearly 2 meters (6.5 feet) high today, archaeologists believe that in its original form, it would have towered over 6 meters (nearly 20 feet)! Princely Burial Mound of the Region! Such dimensions categorize it among the “princely burial mounds” of the region, dating back to between 620 and 450 BC, a time when such elaborate tombs were reserved for the highest-ranking members of Celtic society in southwestern
