Český Krumlov Depot

The Český Krumlov Depot (also known as the Český Krumlov hoard ) is a depot find from the Early Bronze Age Aunjetitz culture from Český Krumlov in Jihočeský kraj , Czech Republic . It dates between 2000 and 1800 BC. Today the depot is located in the Regional Museum in Český Krumlov.

Find history

The depot was discovered in 2007 by a probe west of Český Krumlov at a depth of 0.25 m to 0.3 m . The site is on the western slope of a steep hill, just below the summit. A follow-up archaeological examination revealed no further finds.

composition

The depot consists of two bronze edging axes . When they were found, they were 6.5 m apart, probably due to erosion .

literature

• Ondřej Chvojka , Eduard Červenka . Nové pravěké nálezy z okolí Českého Krumlova. In: Archeologické výzkumy v jižních Čechách. Volume 21, 2008, p. 97 ( online ).
• Tilmann Vachta : Bronze Age hoards and their sites in Bohemia (= Berlin studies of the ancient world. Volume 33). Edition Topoi, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-9816751-2-2 , p. 203 ( online ).

Coordinates: 48 ° 48 ′ 45.2 ″  N , 14 ° 18 ′ 2.9 ″  E