Nearly 30 well-preserved cinerary urns dating back to the Late Bronze Age were found near Moisburg, Germany, during a drainage ditch construction. The urns contain cremation burials typical of the Urnfield culture (1200-600 B.C.). Previous archaeological work in the 1930s had suggested the presence of urns in the area. However, modern agricultural practices have destroyed many similar burial sites. The urns discovered will undergo scientific examination to glean insights about the deceased, including potential information about their gender and age if funding allows.
The urns were discovered on a road between Moisburg and Immenbeck during construction of a drainage ditch. Archaeologists from the Hamburg Archaeological Museum (AMH) were on site to supervise the construction project because the remains of cinerary urns had been found along the road in the 1930s.
Urnfield graves, which were buried in flat fields with no markers or at least none that survived, were sitting ducks and intensive modern agriculture severely damaged or destroyed many of them.
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