Glauberg — Princely Grave Annex (Keltenwelt)
Glauberg Annex
Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE)·Hallstatt / Early Iron Age·🇩🇪 Hesse, Wetteraukreis, Glauburg, Germany
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About Glauberg — Princely Grave Annex (Keltenwelt)
Glauberg — Princely Grave Annex (Keltenwelt) in Hesse, Wetteraukreis, Glauburg, Germany is a Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE) tumulus attributed to Hallstatt / Early Iron Age. Systematic survey and coring document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions mound 22 m diameter × 6 m high; ditch 2 m deep; area 5.1 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Hallstatt / Early Iron Age tumulus with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 270 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Ceremonial centre
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1500–1200 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE)
- Culture
- Hallstatt / Early Iron Age
- Builders
- Hallstatt
- Purpose
- Elite burial and ritual mound
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1500–1200 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1110 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1943
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
50.3000° N · 9.0000° E · 270 m · 4 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Glauberg — Princely Grave Annex (Keltenwelt) — structure with stratified deposits
50.2987° N · 9.0015° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Glauberg — Princely Grave Annex (Keltenwelt) — complex with stratified deposits
50.2986° N · 8.9985° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Glauberg — Princely Grave Annex (Keltenwelt) — outlier with stratified deposits
50.2987° N · 9.0013° EReservoir/Cistern
hydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Glauberg — Princely Grave Annex (Keltenwelt) — hydraulic with stratified deposits
50.3013° N · 9.0009° E