Decorated ceramic fragments from Laugen vessels

Fragments of several 'classic' Laugen jugs (named after the discovery site near Brixen) were found on the Burgstall crest at 2400-2500 metres above sea level. They are assumed to be libation vessels that were deliberately smashed during cult acts. The weather-beaten shards of clay from the late Bronze Age are part of a series of discoveries from the Schlern plateau, which is assumed to have been a fire sacrifice site (1200-1000 B.C.).