Prince's grave of Thomm

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Tumulus near Thomm

The Fürstengrab von Thomm is a barrow near Thomm in the district of Trier-Saarburg in Rhineland-Palatinate . It is located on a hill called "Beim Hübel" at 463 meters above sea level on Landesstrasse 151 and close to Kreisstrasse 82 . The diameter of the system is around 25 meters and the height is around 2.50 meters.

The richly decorated pottery found here can be seen in the Trier State Museum .

Among the finds were: double-headed bird fibula, bronze beak jug, Etruscan bronze basin with heart attachments, bronze kettle, belt hooks and belt rings made of bronze, cutting knife.

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literature

  • The grave mound fields near Osburg and the princely grave of Thomm. In: Guide to prehistoric and early historical monuments 34: Westlicher Hunsrück (von Zabern, Mainz 1977), pp. 235–240. ISBN 978 3805303033 .

Individual evidence

  1. Illustration of the Etruscan jug from the Thomm tumulus in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier

Coordinates: 49 ° 44 ′ 0.7 "  N , 6 ° 48 ′ 1.5"  E