Princely grave of De Hamert

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The princely grave of De Hamert (also called Scherpenheuvel ) is located on the De Hamert estate in Bergen between the Meuse and the border with Germany, in the province of Limburg, and is one of the largest burial mounds in the Netherlands . The (restored) burial mound has a diameter of about 24.0 meters and is 3.0 meters high. The hill is surrounded by a wreath of posts.

Princely tomb De Hamert

In 1985 the hill was cut down. In 1992 it was examined by means of several trenches. The investigation revealed that it was a burial mound. However, the core was not disturbed during the investigation. The princely grave is on the highest point in the area. The location and size suggest that it is the resting place of an important person from the Middle Bronze Age . After examining the soil structure, it is very likely that the princely grave was built on an older burial mound.

Hundreds of smaller burial mounds were located on the De Hamert property in the Hammertgrafveld burial ground (around 40,000 m²). Around 1910, excavations were carried out under the direction of Jan Hendrik Holwerda (1873–1951). Were found urns of Neolithic Beaker culture and an urn from the early Iron Age . The burial mounds mostly date to the Hallstatt period , but Gallic and Germanic influences are also present. The burial ground was likely still in use when the Roman legions came to the area. The finds were given to the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden . The land east of De Hamert was cultivated in the 1930s. This makes the princely grave (Dutch Vorstengraf) the last remaining burial mound on the estate.

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Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 54.5 "  N , 6 ° 10 ′ 20.4"  E