A glimpse into a long-lost culture: The 2,600-year-old burial chamber of the Prince of Magdalenenberg is the largest Hallstatt-period wooden structure ever discovered in Europe. The original can be viewed in the exhibition.
A selection of the most important grave goods—including jewelry, weapons, and everyday objects—complements the exhibition. The finds offer insight into the world of the early Celts, and Magdalenenberg is still considered their most powerful burial site to this day.
Was the Magdalenenberg once connected to the Breisgau via a long-distance route? What role did Villingen-Schwenningen and the Baar River play in prehistory and early history? And was the Black Forest perhaps settled much earlier than previously thought? The special exhibition KULT(UR)WALD explored these and other questions in 2022. The accompanying book of the same name can be ordered by email (19 euros plus shipping): Click here.
When archaeologists first excavated the legendary Magdalenenberg in 1890, they expected to find rich treasures, but all they discovered was a plundered princely tomb.
Eighty years later came the sensation: 126 secondary burials with unique grave goods transformed the burial mound on the outskirts of Villingen into one of the most significant Iron Age sites in southern Germany.
Information on all Celtic sites in Baden-Württemberg:
> Celtic Country Baden-Württemberg
