Stone coffin grave from the Ostrogoth period discovered in Pörtschach.
Not bad were the archaeologists’ astonishment when, at the end of March and beginning of April 2024, they examined a stone coffin grave in the immediate vicinity of the ruined castle Leonstein in Pörtschach on Lake Wörthersee. In the approximately 1 m² grave, remains of 20 individuals had been buried secondarily, who lived at the end of the 4th and the beginning of the 5th century AD. The project was carried out collaboratively with the Association Erlebnis Archäologie and is set to continue next year.
Figure 01: Excavation leader Florian Mauthner (Erlebnis Archäologie) shows complete dedication.
Figure 02: Pieces of the skeleton came to light after a tree was knocked down by the wind.
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