Radotín depot

The Radotín Depot (also known as the Radotín hoard ) is a depot find of the Early Bronze Age Aunjetitz culture from Radotín (Prague 16), a district of Prague , Czech Republic . It dates to between 1800 and 1600 BC. The depot is now in the National Museum in Prague.

Find history

The depot was first mentioned in 1889. It was discovered on the site of the sugar factory in Radotín. The exact date of the find and the circumstances of the find are unknown. The site is slightly elevated near the mouth of the Radotínský creek in the Berounka . It is one of numerous depot finds from the urban area of ​​Prague.

composition

The depot consists of two bronze items : a battle chisel and a ball-headed needle .

literature

• Václav Moucha : Hoards from the early Bronze Age in Bohemia. Archeologický ústav AV ČR, Prague 2005, ISBN 80-86124-57-6 , p. 147 ( 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. 239 ( online ).

Coordinates: 49 ° 58 '59.8 "  N , 14 ° 21' 48.9"  E