
Ritual vessels and remnants of animal bones
Evidence of religious mountain-top animal sacrifice
This small, rounded clay vessel was excavated on Picberg along with a handful of calcined bone remnants from animal sacrifices (cow, sheep). This find was probably in connection with a depositing ritual after a sacrificial ceremony carried out on a mountain top. The discovery site and altitude point towards an Iron Age fire sacrifice site.
Main category:
Archaeology
Subcategory:
Cult objects
Epoch:Iron Age
Area(s):S. Cristina
GPS coordinates:@11.72559,46.58032