Das Grabensemble mit Kugelamphore von Langeneichstädt, Saalekreis, aus den Beständen des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums

Abstract

The reanalysis of the burial goods from Langeneichstädt was instigated by a permanent loan request from the Landesmuseum Halle regarding a wooden handle with stone celt which had made it into the collection of the RGZM already during the later 19th century. The goods stem from a Globular Amphorae stone cist with elaborate architecture, a copper ring and preserved wooden architectural parts as well as artefacts of which today only the handle remains. A detailed examination clarified its function as an adze which is in
accordance with the slightly asymmetrical shape of the stone blade. The chemical analysis of the copper ring indicates a Carpathian source for the raw material. Unfortunately, the cultural attribution of the stone cist remains uncertain: likely do the goods belong to one burial event but the cist itself appears to be older. Lastly, the socio-political position of individuals buried in stone cists during the Globular Amphorae Culture is discussed again briefly.