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<< Our Photo Pages >> Keltenwelt am Glauberg - Museum in Germany in Hesse

Submitted by Harald_Platta on Tuesday, 07 April 2015  Page Views: 1870

MuseumsSite Name: Keltenwelt am Glauberg
Country: Germany Land: Hesse Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Glauberg
Latitude: 50.306254N  Longitude: 9.007255E
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5 Access:
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4Short walk on a footpath
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1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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Keltenwelt am Glauberg
Keltenwelt am Glauberg submitted by Harald_Platta : Keltenwelt am Glauberg - museum near the tumulus of the "Lord of Glauberg". © Platta 2013 (Vote or comment on this photo)
This museum and archaeological park presents finds and sites of the Celts dating from late Hallstatt and early La Tene periods. The main attraction is the tumulus of the Lord of Glauberg (ca. 500 BC).

In the beginning, the original finds from the Glauberg had been presented in different museums in Glauberg and in Frankfurt am Main. Since 2011, the original finds and reconstructions are presented together in the Keltenwelt am Glauberg museum.


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Keltenwelt am Glauberg submitted by Jansold : The Keltenfürst (Celtic prince) of Glauberg A life-sized sandstone statue from the burials at the Glauberg. Dating from the 5th century BC, it was found just outside the larger tumulus. It depicts an armed male warrior wearing a torc, and a hood-like headdress crowned by two protrusions, resembling the shape of a mistletoe leaf. As mistletoe is believed to have held a magical or religious s... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Keltenwelt am Glauberg submitted by Jansold : Impressive building housing the Keltenwelt Museum. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Keltenwelt am Glauberg submitted by Creative Commons : "Lord of Glauberg" stamp 2005. „Briefmarke Keltenfürst Glauberg“ von Deutsche Post AG, nach einem Entwurf von Werner Hans Schmidt, Frankfurt am Main - Deutsche Post - Deutsche Sonderbriefmarke “Keltenfürst vom Glauberg” aus der Serie “Sonderbriefmarkenserie Archäologie in Deutschland”, Maße: 35,00 × 35,00 mm, Nennwert: 144 cent, Ausgabetag: 3. Januar 2005, Hersteller: Bagel S... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Keltenwelt am Glauberg
Keltenwelt am Glauberg submitted by Harald_Platta : Original, life-sized sandstone statue of the "Lord of Glauberg" (ca. 500 BC) displayed in the "Keltenwelt am Glauberg" museum. © Platta 2013 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Keltenwelt am Glauberg by Harald_Platta on Friday, 24 November 2017
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