Burial mound field (Dittenheim)
The grave mound field of Dittenheim on the district Dittenheim , a municipality in the Middle Franconian district of Weissenburg-Gunzenhausen ( hallways Fox Buck and in the Sandleiten ) than ground monument (File no. D-5-6930-0055) under monument protection provided.
The 17 barrows from the Hallstatt period are located 1750 meters northeast of the Evangelical Lutheran parish church of St. Peter and Paul on the right bank of the Altmühl . They are still clearly visible in the Altmühl lowlands as flat elevations.
Five hills were excavated from 1881 to 1884 by Heinrich Eidam (1849–1934). The largest one contained the remains of a car grave : parts of the wheel hubs and tires and fittings from the car body covered with iron and bronze sheets , as well as bone fragments and two vessels.
Only a few finds have survived from the excavations in the other hills. They also contained two subsequent Roman burials .
See also
literature
- Gotthard Kießling: Weissenburg-Gunzenhausen district (= Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation [Hrsg.]: Monuments in Bavaria . Volume V.70 / 1 ). Karl M. Lipp Verlag, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-87490-581-0 , p. 88 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 4 ′ 4 " N , 10 ° 48 ′ 28.5" E