Kathrein find
The Kathreinfund is a Hallstatt treasure find in the municipality of Fließ in the Landeck district , Tyrol .
It is the largest deposit found in North Tyrol and brought about a reassessment of the Hallstatt culture in the region. As a result, an archaeological museum was set up in Fliess to document the finds.
Discovery, find situation and recovery
In October 1990, a large number of metal objects came to light during excavation work on the Kathreinhof in Fliess at a depth of 1.5 meters. These were collected and presented to the preservation officers for Tyrol and Vorarlberg . The objects were hatchets, jewelry, costume components, tools and vessels from the Hallstatt period, which were often fragmented, but were very well preserved. In 1992 this find was placed under monument protection. In the year of its discovery, it gave rise to the founding of the Museum Association and subsequently the Museum Fliess.
The depot
With a total of 386 pieces, this ensemble is the largest hoard find in North Tyrol. This depot contained 53 axes alone, as well as numerous brooches and brooches, bracelets and anklets, fragments of vessels and girdle plates . With 38 pieces, these belt plate fragments exceed the number of belt plates found in Central Europe and are of particular cultural and historical value. They are part of the female costumes customary at the time and the artistic hallmark decorations provide information about the beliefs of the people in the Hallstatt period .
Reason for resignation
Many of the items were intentionally destroyed, a very common feature of depot finds. This approach in the sacrificial custom has been common since the Middle Bronze Age and persisted in the Alpine region until the late Iron Age . It can also be observed, for example, in the Bronze Age treasure trove from Moosbruckschrofen am Piller, and probably serves the purpose of protecting objects used for ritual purposes from being reused profanely. This hoard find is very likely to be associated with the burnt offering site on the Piller Höhe , which was used until the La Tène period . The objects were collected over a long period of time, which is particularly clear from the fibulae (the oldest fibulae date around 700 BC, the youngest around 550 BC). In the Alpine region, prestige goods were not given to their owner in the grave. They were probably kept in sanctuaries and got into the ground after a while. This custom is documented by archaeological finds as well as written sources from the ancient world and was also practiced in Greece, for example.
Fliess is very important as a place of discovery. Not only does this depot come from there, but also the already mentioned fire victims' area on the Piller Höhe is located here. Also worth mentioning is a Bronze Age treasure find from Moosbruckschrofen am Piller and the important find of a Bronze Age house in the Silberplan district of Fliess . The Kathrein find and other objects from Fliess and the surrounding area are housed in the Fliess Museum.
literature
- W. Stefan (ed.): The Hallstatt period treasure from Fliess ; Writings Museum Fließ 2 (Fließ 2008).
- W. Sydow: The Hallstatt bronze place of Fliess in Oberinntal, Tyrol ; Find reports Austria Mat.- H. Series A 3 (Vienna 1995).
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Coordinates: 47 ° 7 ′ 54.8 ″ N , 10 ° 35 ′ 45.1 ″ E