Držov depot

The Držov depot (also known as the Držov hoard ) is a depot find of the Early Bronze Age Aunjetitz culture from Držov , a district of Vojníkov in Jihočeský kraj , Czech Republic . It dates to between 1800 and 1600 BC. The depot is now in the Písek City Museum .

Find history

The depot was discovered before 1975 northwest of Držov on the left bank of the Otava. According to the finder, it was under a flat stone 0.5 m long. A follow-up archaeological examination revealed no further findings or findings .

composition

The depot consists of four bronze bars . They are between 280 mm and 284 mm long and weigh between 124.9 g and 139.9 g.

literature

• Václav Moucha : Hoards from the early Bronze Age in Bohemia. Archeologický ústav AV ČR, Prague 2005, ISBN 80-86124-57-6 , p. 105 ( 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. 207 ( online ).

Coordinates: 49 ° 22 ′ 1.4 "  N , 14 ° 8 ′ 54.3"  E