La Tene burial with rich bronze jewelry found near Prague

"Two of the five where children's graves, one of which was furnishing with significant offerings, including a drilled deer tooth and a miniature axe head, likely carved from a larger axe that broke. The child died between the ages of three and five. The other child was older, between nine and 12 years old, and was buried with a large harpoon. His skeletal remains are in poor condition and appear to have been deliberately disturbed, likely as part of ritual practices after his burial."

"an early La Tene bronze belt buckle with a snake design, and a ceramic vessel from the late Bronze Age that still contained thorns inside. Chemical analysis revealed traces of fat and wax on the edges of the vessel. Archaeologists theorizes that it may have been used as a fermenting vessel, but further analysis is needed to pinpoint its original usage."

Rescue excavations along a planned highway route by the Archaeological Centre Olomouc between February and October 2024 uncovered 467 remains spanning the Neolithic to the early modern period. Fifteen graves were found, including a La Tène female burial dated to the 4th century B.C. near Slaný with bracelets, anklets, two bronze rings and a Duchcov-type fibula. Five graves belong to the Corded Ware culture, including two children—one aged three to five with a drilled deer tooth and miniature axe head, and one aged nine to twelve buried with a harpoon whose remains show deliberate post-burial disturbance. Other finds include drilled canine teeth, a La Tène bronze belt buckle with a snake motif, and a late Bronze Age ceramic vessel with thorns and traces of fat and wax that may indicate fermentation use.

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