Markus Egg

Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum - Archaeological research institute | RGZ · Prehistory

Cultural heritage objects made of wood can be preserved under waterlogged conditions for many years, where decay is slowed down and the wood structure is more or less completely filled with water. Depending on the degree of degradation, finds may collapse and shrink when they are allowed to dry in an uncontrolled manner after excavation, leading to...

Burial customs underwent gradual changes during the Iron Age, sometimes revealing significant upheavals occurring in the socio-spiritual sphere of the time. Both commonalities and differences between Western and Eastern Europe can be observed in the development of Iron Age burial practices. Particular attention is paid to the differences between th...

The work presents the main results of an international project focused on a rescue archaeological excavation of a damaged princely barrow from the Early Iron Age. The project was based on a combination of archaeological and bioarchaeological sources and utilised the broadest spectrum of approaches and methods, with natural science analyses playing...

The development of armaments and warfare in Etruria can best be followed through the tombs of warriors. In the ninth-eighth centuries BCE, there arose independent armaments that were strongly influenced by central European traditions, which can best be shown through helmet shapes and the antenna sword. Beginning in the seventh century, influence of...

The development of armaments and warfare in Etruria can best be followed through the tombs of warriors. In the ninth-eighth centuries BCE, there arose independent armaments that were strongly influenced by central European traditions, which can best be shown through helmet shapes and the antenna sword. Beginning in the seventh century, influence of...

In 2012-2013 a disturbed and hitherto archaeologically not documented large barrow with a diameter of 25 m and dating to the late Hallstatt period, was excavated at Rovná. The burial chamber was constructed of wood and on the ground surface; it had a square plan of 6.2 m×6.1 m. Grave 1 from Rovná contained five bronze vessels and is thus one of the...

p>On the Early La Tène grave 994 containing a sheath with figural decoration from Hallstatt (Upper Austria) This is a new presentation of the Early La Tène grave 994 from Hallstatt already published in 1875, which for a first time offers a complete documentation of the preserved grave-goods. The inventory comprises an iron helmet of type Berru, thr...

Princely burial mound no. 1 in Rovná (South Bohemia) was excavated in the years 2012–2013, after this extraordinary site from the Late Hallstatt period had been discovered and damaged by treasure hunters. The stone construction of the mound measured 25 m in diameter and the wood-lined burial chamber had a square ground plan of 6.2 x 6.1 m at ground...

A. Lippert developed a new chronological sequence of crest helmets on the basis of a sedation of their stilistic and technical details. However, this sequence does not resist critical examination because the definition of the criteria is technically insufficient. A. Lippert does not deal with the hitherto accepted typology and ignores those few hel...

In grave 373 of the Eislfeld at the Dürrnberg near Hallein, which was robbed in antiquity, there appeared next to a bronze cauldron, a high-handled cup and three iron lance-heads, as well as a gold decorated fibula with terminal knob, the remains of a wooden shield covered with thin iron sheeting. This stood almost vertically against the chamber’s...

This paper presents the results of a new restoration of two badly damaged bronze situlae from grave III/33 at Novo mesto-Kandija in Slovenia. In the course of the restoration it was possible to reconstruct a part of the figural decoration of one of the situlae. In addition to an animal frieze and images concerning the so-called situla feast, an unu...

Bases for discourse structure Properties of discourse structure relevant to LT Evidence for discourse structure

This article compiles the coloured ram head beads from the Lower Carniola Hallstatt Culture/Dolenjsko group which represent the »highlights« of Hallstatt glass making. The figurai beads first appear in the 6th century BC, the majority dates to the 5th century BC and latest examples still occur in the phase Lt B2. The main distribution concentrates...

The report on the journeys of F. Pichler from 1877 provides a clue that the well-known princely grave from Strettweg at Judenburg originally contained two golden spectacle spiral brooches. The owner of this ground sold both brooches, and their destiny is therefore unknown. Spectacle spiral brooches belong to the typical woman's personal ornaments....

The situla with figural decorations from Dolenjske Toplice in Slowenia discovered in 1898 was re-restored in the workshops of the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum in Mainz. Despite the fragmentary preservation some new details came to light. A scene of a deer hunt could be recognized: a hunter accompanied by a large dog tries to kill a deer with...

Rescue excavations in late autumn of 2000 led to the surprising discovery of two Hallstatt tomb chambers in the mining dump at Hallersbichl, Dürrnberg near Hallein (Austria). A watching brief before had already established the Iron Age date of the dump. The salty clay resulted in an exceptionally good preservation of the organic remains, especially...