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1 101 2 B A large stone circle and kerb surrounding the tumulus mound.
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3 102 2 A A statue like that from Hirschlanden may have surmounted the tumulus.
4 101 2 C The huge surrounding ditch.
5 101 3 A A pit, 8 ft (2.4 m) deep, sunk beneath tumulus.
6 101 3 B A tumulus built up of earth and turf over the pit.
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8 101 3 C Fifty tons of stone and timber packing around the chamber.
9 101 3 D Four layers of oak logs protecting the roof of the chamber.
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14 102 4 A Nine drinking horns with gold mounts.
15 101 4 E Textiles pinned together with bronze brooches hung on the wooden walls.
16 102 4 B A bronze cauldron made in Greek south Italy, containing mead.
17 103 4 D Cast bronze recumbent lions decorate the cauldron's rim.
18 102 4 C A gold ladle
19 101 4 F The chamber was constructed of massive wooden beams.
21 101 4 J Textiles with floral decoration covered the floor.
22 102 5 A A decorated wooden cart.
24 102 5 B An iron axe.
25 103 5 C An iron spear.
26 102 5 D Bronze dishes to serve nine people.
28 103 5 E Wooden yoke pole clad in iron.
30 103 6 A A bronze couch decorated with punched dot design of warriors and war carts.
31 103 6 B An iron razor and wooden comb.
33 101 6 F Conical hat made of bark, 1 ft (30cm) across.
34 102 6 C One of eight female figures supporting the couch and 'riding' on its wheels.
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36 102 6 D Traces of fabric suggest there were cushions and drapes on the couch.
37 103 6 E A quiver of iron-tipped arrows probably accompanying a bow which has long since decayed away.
38 103 7 A The grave's occupant was a well built man aged about 40 and 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) in height.
39 102 7 B A gold belt plate.
40 103 7 C A decorated dagger encased in gold.
41 102 7 D A wide bracelet of thin gold plate.
42 102 7 E Amber beads.
43 102 7 F Gold and bronze brooches.
44 102 7 H Boots with curved pointed toes, decorated with thin gold plaques.
45 102 7 J A gold torc (neck ring), typical wear for a Celtic nobleman.
-1 101 1 Z The burial of a chieftain, dating from the late 6th century BC, was discovered in a wooden chamber beneath a large barrow at Hochdorf in Germany. The man, probably a Celtic prince, had been laid on a beautiful bronze couch. The body had been carried to the grave in a funerary vehicle built of wood with metal coverings. High-status graves are distinguished by the quality and quantity of gold objects, buried with other aristocratic accessories connected with hunting and feasting.
