St. Walburg
🆔 Identification
| ID | #346 |
|---|---|
| Site | St. Walburg |
| Period | Iron Age |
| Context | Ritual (Not funerary) |
| Archaeological Context | Alpine Brandopferplätze, probe U-000R, South of e and f altars |
| Interpretation | Not specified |
| Researcher ID | NORTHDURFTER H., DEMETZ S. |
| Published | Yes |
📍 Location
| Site | St. Walburg |
|---|---|
| GPS Coordinates | Lat: 46.547661, Long: 11.002826 |
| Altitude | 1200 m |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Bolzano |
| City | Ulten |
🔍 Excavation
| Excavation name | St. Walburg |
|---|---|
| Supervisor | Not specified |
| Start date | 1988 |
| End date | 1988 |
| Sampling method | Not specified |
⏳ Dating
| Dating type | Not specified |
|---|---|
| Dating method | Not specified |
| Dating (text) | 800-400 cal. BC |
| Standardized dates (BP) | 2750 – 2350 |
📏 Physical Characteristics
| Typology | Amorphous |
|---|---|
| Shape | Not specified |
| Number of fragments | 238 |
| Dimensions | |
| Max (L×W×H) | Not specified |
| Min (L×W×H) | Not specified |
| Real (L×W×T) | Not specified |
🛡️ Conservation & Surface
| Conservation state | Fragmented |
|---|---|
| Preservation condition | Charred |
| Porosity | Not specified |
| Texture | Not specified |
| Ornamentation | Not specified |
| Upper surface | Not specified |
| Lower surface | Not specified |
📝 Additional Descriptions
| Comments | Contained macro- and microscopic fragments of wood. |
|---|---|
| Reference | HEISS A.G. (2010) ‒ Speisen, Holz und Räucherwerk. Die verkohlten Pflanzenreste aus dem jüngereisenzeitlichen Heiligtum von Ulten, St. Walburg, im Vergleich mit weiteren alpinen Brandopferplätzen, in Alpine Brandopferplätze. Archäologische und naturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen / Roghi votivi alpini. Archeologia e scienze naturali, p.787‑813. ISBN:978-88-89706-76-3 |
🔬 Microscopic Observations
Primary Particles
| Total number | — |
|---|---|
| Class | Plant |
| Organization | — |
| Plant types | Wood |
| Taxonomy | — |
| Identified taxa | Triticum dicoccum;Triticum monococcum |
| Taphonomy | — |
| Size measurements (µm) | |
| Min / Max / Avg | — / — / — µm |
| Relative frequency | — |
Secondary Particles
| Total number | — |
|---|---|
| Category | — |
| Types | — |
| Taxonomy | — |
| Taphonomy | — |
| Size measurements (µm) | |
| Min / Max / Avg | — / — / — µm |
| Relative frequency | — |
Matrix
| Microstructure class | — |
|---|---|
| Structure type | — |
| Matrix type | — |
| Matrix attribute | — |
| Nb measurements | — |
| Average pore size | — |
| Matrix measurements (µm) | |
| Min / Max | — / — µm |
| Relative frequency | — |