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Hochdorf Revisited
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Joannes Richter
Hochdorf
Revisited
A reconstructed Celtic Site
Published by Lulu
-2009-
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© 2009 by Joannes Richter
Published by Lulu
www.lulu.com
All Rights Reserved
ISBN: xxx-x-xxxx-xxxx-x
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Contents
1 Introduction............................................................................6
2 Location.................................................................................8
Trading................................................................................8
3 The burial site.........................................................................9
4 Metallic pieces of art............................................................11
5 Weaving technology.............................................................14
Towels wrapping the corpse..............................................16
6 Overview..............................................................................18
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1 Introduction
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2 Location
Trading
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3 The burial site
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T he shadow at the photograph has been caused by a
large sculpture, which is to be seen at the top of the
burial hill on the next photograph.
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4 Metallic pieces of art
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B y no means the figurines are raising their arms in
devotion. As a matter of fact the wheeled figurines
have been applied as the legs for a moveable large
cline, which had been used by the dead sovereign.
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T he cline has been decorated with ceremonial fighting
scenes, in which dancers are performing a simulated
battle with demonstrative phalli.
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5 Weaving technology
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N one of the archaeologists seems to have noticed that
these weaving technologies using twined threads in
red, blue and purple also has been used to produce
the towels of Mose's Covenant tent and the Solomons Temple.
The Bible e.g. quotes Exodus 26:
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I n a strange way the sovereign at Hochdorf has also been
wrapped in several layers of fine twill, coloured blue,
and purple, and scarlet. Of course the work of the skillful
workman had been required to do so as well. A fine example
for twill is found in jeans clothings, which are known to be
very strong.
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A t the museum the imperial couch-clothings are being
described in the following way (from the outside to
the corpse):
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6 Overview
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