Itzehoe - Galgenberg Round Barrow(s) View all content for Itzehoe - Galgenberg

taken from the on-site information board: City of Itzehoe - "Germanic grave" on the Galgenberg (Gallows hill) - In 1937 the burial mound known as "Galgenberg" was excavated, one of the largest Bronze Age burial mounds in Schleswig-Holstein (around 1600 - 1200 BC). It emerged from two mounds lying close together (I and II), which became a mound through further burials, which was then enlarged so that it ultimately contained 12 graves and had 9 construction periods. The dead were buried in tree coffins, 2 deceased (graves 4a and 7a) were cremated. The numerous additions in the graves included costume accessories, daggers, an ax and a sword, as well as pieces of flint for striking fire and ceramic vessels. The current dimensions correspond roughly to the size of the mound before the excavation.

Posted by Nucleus 28th November 2020ce

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