🆔 Identification

ID#576
SiteOvelgönne
PeriodChalcolithic
ContextDomestic
InterpretationBread
PublishedYes

📍 Location

SiteOvelgönne
GPS Coordinates Lat: 53.334971, Long: 8.416766
CountryGermany
RegionStade
CityOvelgönne

🔍 Excavation

Excavation nameOvelgönne
SupervisorNot specified
Start dateNot specified
End dateNot specified
Sampling methodNot specified

⏳ Dating

Dating typeNot specified
Dating methodNot specified
Dating (text)900-600 BC
Standardized dates (BP) 2850 – 2550

📏 Physical Characteristics

TypologyWith shape
ShapeOther
Dimensions
Max (L×W×H) 35 × 23 × 11 cm
Min (L×W×H) Not specified
Real (L×W×T) Not specified

🛡️ Conservation & Surface

Conservation stateWhole
Preservation conditionCharred
PorosityNot specified
TextureNot specified
OrnamentationNot specified
Upper surfaceNot specified
Lower surfaceNot specified

📝 Additional Descriptions

Comments
Engraved figures on the upper surface. Contains a metal offering.
Reference
HANSSON A.-M. (2014) ‒ Hidden Stone – A Unique Bread Offering from an Early Medieval Cremation Grave at Lovö, Sweden, in A. Chevalier, E. Marinova, et L. Peña-Chocarro (dir.), Plants and people: choices and diversity through time, , Oxford, Philadelphia, Oxbow Books (Early agricultural remnants and technical heritage (EARTH) : 8,000 years of resilience and innovation volume 1), p.335‑342. ISBN:978-1-78297-033-0

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