Waldalgesheim chariot burial

Waldalgesheim chariot burial
Waldalgesheimer Fürstengrab
Jewelry from the burial site
Waldalgesheim chariot burial is located in Germany
Waldalgesheim chariot burial
Location in Germany
LocationWaldalgesheim, Germany
Coordinates49°57′19″N 7°49′47″E / 49.955156°N 7.829601°E / 49.955156; 7.829601
TypeChariot burial site
History
Founded4th century BC
CulturesCelts

The Waldalgesheim chariot burial (German: Waldalgesheimer Fürstengrab) was a 4th-century BC Celtic princely chariot burial site in Waldalgesheim, Germany, discovered in 1869. It has given its name to the "Waldalgesheim Style" of artifacts of the La Tène culture, a more fluid and confident style of decoration than early Celtic art, with Greek and Etruscan influences. The objects from the burial site were dug up by the farmer who found them on his land. The site was not investigated by archaeologists, and has recently been covered by a housing development.