The treasure of 2600 years reveals secrets in Celtic princess graves

Characteristics of gold ornaments found in graves show that the child remains buried next to the woman is the daughter of Celtic princess.

The tomb of Celtic princess and daughter in southern Germany date back to 583 BC, ie 2,600 years old. The entire burial site was transferred to the research lab in Stuttgart for scientists to learn about the burial site, according to the International Business Times.

Two pairs are recommended on the remains of a woman believed to be a Celtic princess and a girl.(Photo: Dirk Krausse).

The tomb contains a corpse of a woman wearing many gold, bronze and amber jewelry. Half a meter away was a girl of about 2-3 years old. The similarities in the gold earrings on women and girls show that they have a close relationship, the scientists conclude in the report published in Antiquities.

"Two golden earrings are very similar in style and decoration," said Dirk Krausse of the German Cultural Heritage Agency in Baden-Wuerttemberg, the study's lead author. "Through the appearance and pattern, they can be seen in the same period, possibly a product of the same goldsmith. They are very special and we do not have samples for comparison from the throne. another grave ".

Pendant with brass flowers.(Photo: Dirk Krausse).

This burial ground comes from the Iron Age when the Celts living on the land are now Germany and traded with all of Europe. The excavation area was transferred to the German Cultural Heritage Agency in 2011.

"We were quite surprised because the grave was not looted. It was located near a small river or creek and the land was very wet like a peat. Other tombs with antiquities looted in place. "It was more dry. Most of the time in the grave there was water, so it was not easy to steal things , " Krausse said.

Another 28.5cm gold jewelry found on a woman's body.(Photo: Dirk Krausse).

Submerged conditions with low oxygen levels also limit the degradation process in the grave. Scientists took samples from a woman's skeleton, but the girl's remains did not provide enough data to test DNA. Only girls' enamel remains.

Currently, DNA sequencing technology is not advanced enough to perform on the remains of girls' graves."But in 10-20 years, maybe that technology will come out," Krausse expects.