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| The '''Frankleben hoard''' is a significant ] deposit of the ], associated with the ]. | The '''Frankleben hoard''' is a significant ] deposit of the ], associated with the ]. | ||
| It was discovered in 1946 near Frankleben, now a part of ] municipality, ], Germany. | It was discovered in 1946 near Frankleben, now a part of ] municipality, ], Germany. | ||
| The hoard consists of three ceramic vessels, buried alongside one another. One of the vessels was destroyed by a dredge at the time of discovery | The hoard consists of three ceramic vessels, buried alongside one another. One of the vessels was destroyed by a dredge at the time of discovery | ||
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The Frankleben hoard is a significant hoard deposit of the European Bronze Age, associated with the Urnfield culture. It was discovered in 1946 near Frankleben, now a part of Braunsbedra municipality, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
The hoard consists of three ceramic vessels, buried alongside one another. One of the vessels was destroyed by a dredge at the time of discovery The finds consist of a total of 42 kg of bronze artefacts, most of them sickles, alongside some axheads.
The original hoard probably contained more than 300 such bronze sickles, of which 237 came into the possession of the Halle museum. An analysis of the hoard was published by Wilhelm Albert von Brunn in 1958. Von Brunn distinguished 91 types of sickles, originating from 182 individual moulds. 179 out of the total of 237 sickles show traces of use. On the sickle blades are patterns. Von Brunn interpreted them as marks or pictograms identifying the sickle-maker. By contrast Sommerfeld (1994) suggested that the numeral signs indicating numbers between zero and thirty.
Literature
- Christoph Sommerfeld: Gerätegeld Sichel. Studien zur monetären Struktur bronzezeitlicher Horte im nördlichen Mitteleuropa (Vorgeschichtliche Forschungen Bd. 19), Berlin/New York 1994 ISBN 3-11-012928-0
- Bettina Stoll-Tucker: Mondsicheln in der Erde. In: Landesamt für Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt, Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte (Hrsg.): Schönheit, Macht und Tod. 120 Funde aus 120 Jahren Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte Halle. Begleitband zur Sonderausstellung vom 11. Dezember 2001 bis 28. April 2002 im Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte Halle/Saale.
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