Profen urn burial ground
Coordinates: 51 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ N , 12 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ E
| Profen urn burial ground | ||
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| location | Saxony-Anhalt , Germany | |
| Location | Profen opencast mine | |
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| When | End of the Pre-Roman Iron Age , beginning of the Roman Empire , around 85 BC Until about 90 AD |
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| Where | Profen , Burgenlandkreis / Saxony-Anhalt | |
| displayed | Permanent exhibition, State Museum of Prehistory, Halle , section The Invention of the Teutons |
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The urn field of Profen , a Germanic burial ground from the early Roman Empire , was in Profen, Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt , discovered in mining and in the from 2006 to 2007 by the State Office for Heritage and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt by block salvages raised and examined. Out of the multitude of 560 urn graves stands out the gold treasure of Profen , the rich burial of a woman from the middle of the 1st century AD, which contained grave goods made of gold with a total weight of 430 grams.
Find description
Between May 2006 and September 2007, the State Office for the Preservation of Monuments and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt examined an urn grave field of several hectares in the Profen opencast mining area from the early Roman Empire (85 BC – 90 AD). The urn graves were excavated as block salvages and examined in the restoration workshop of the state office.
Most of the graves were buried in cremation, and the burial objects were often burned with them and were largely destroyed as a result. As a rule, an urn made of fired clay contained a few burned bone fragments and traditional clothing that withstood the fire. Needles made of bone and bronze as well as iron and bronze clasps have been preserved. Jewelry such as used glass beads, silver and gold chain pendants and arm rings have also been preserved. Tweezers, mirrors, razors and also drinking horn suspensions give an insight into the living environment of the local Elbe Germans . Knives, lance tips, shield humps, bronze sword knobs, iron swords and shield edge fittings made of iron, for example, were part of the men's costume.
The burial ritual was reconstructed for the first time. Computed tomographic examinations, scanning electron microscopy and micro-X-ray fluorescence analysis were used for the analysis: Based on the degrees of burns, the melting pearls and the metal parts of the costume, a burial sequence from the cremation on the stake to the introduction of the urn in the ground could be shown. In addition, the finds enable a secure synchronization of the local region with the Roman Empire .
exhibition
The outstanding finds, the so-called gold treasure of Profen , have been part of the permanent exhibition of the State Museum for Prehistory in Halle since February 20, 2015 .
Remarks
- ↑ a b c d Profen's gold treasure - excavation and research project of the Foundation for the Promotion of Archeology in Saxony-Anhalt.
literature
- Harald Meller (Ed.): Glutgeboren. Middle Bronze Age to Iron Age (= booklets accompanying the permanent exhibition in the Landesmuseum Halle . Volume 5). Halle an der Saale 2015, ISBN 978-3-944507-14-9 .