We knew that a new COVID-19 set of restrictions would be coming again soon so Joanne and I took off for this small community not far from Frankfurt to visit this museum. It was a beautiful Fall day and the museum was fascinating. We were so amazed by the fact that the museum was dedicated to the Celtic people who lived near this site 2,500 years ago, around 500 BC.
In 1988 an amateur historian flew an airplane over this area and saw what he thought was evidence of old burial mounds in the farm fields below. Over time this area was examined by archeologists and three old graves of Celtic princes were discovered. The graves had not been looted for their valuables which happened quite often.
This drawing attempts to illustrate what the pre-burial scene may have looked like.
The Celts believed that mistletoe had mystical properties and the headdress worn by the prince is thought to purposely resemble mistletoe. You can see below the remnants of the shield, necklace, sword and other artifacts from his grave.
The Celts believed that mistletoe had mystical properties and the headdress worn by the prince is thought to purposely resemble mistletoe. You can see below the remnants of the shield, necklace, sword and other artifacts from his grave.
Large sandstone statues of this prince were made and buried with him.
It quite accurately depicts the belongings found with his remains.
It quite accurately depicts the belongings found with his remains.
This solid gold necklace was found in place with this prince's skeleton.
The large burial mound that was reconstructed to look as it would have appeared in 500 BC.
We took a stroll amidst the farmland surrounding the burial mound. A wonderful Fall day.
Plastic replicas of the sandstone sculpture were on display outside the museum.
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