Hallstatt Tombs, Prehistoric Cemetery
by Science Source
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Hallstatt Tombs, Prehistoric Cemetery
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Science Source
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A skeleton, portions of which have been burnt, from the tombs of Hallstatt. In 1846, Johann Georg Ramsauer (1795-1874) discovered and excavated a large prehistoric cemetery near Hallstatt. Used from the 8th to the 4th century BC, approximately 2000 to 4000 burials took place of which 1300 are recorded/preserved in museums. There are roughly as many inhumations as there are cremations, that is graves with skeletons or the ash of the cremation. Most of the identifiable warrior burials were cremations. Inhumation and cremation were practiced concurrently. There were no forms of grave markers above ground. Image taken from Primitive Man by Louis Figuier, 1870 (cropped and cleaned).
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February 5th, 2020
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