In 1913, the Erlanger Pfarrer dug Dr. d. Rudolf Herold in Mönchner Forst near Kosbach, west of Erlangen, an Iron Age burial mound (about 650-400 BC) from. Beside the hill he found a small rectangular stone setting with low pillars at the corners and in the middle. This so-called "Kosbacher altar" is locally famous. In science, the interpretation of the findings is even after more than 100 years still controversial. What is certain so far is that the term "altar" is not correct, since this term was coined much later.

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January 14, 2023

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The finds were objects that the deceased carried with them as part of their clothing or grave goods.

Objects or clothing made of organic material as well as skeletal remains …

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September 18, 2015

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As "Kosbacher altar" is a mysterious rectangular arrangement of larger stones on a Celtic burial ground near the Erlangen Kosbach district called. The 'altar' was discovered and excavated about a hundred years ago by the Erlangen priest Rudolf Herold; the period of origin of the grave mound dates the research in the 6. - 5. Century v. Chr. Chr.
The grave mound to be visited in the Mönau Forest and the altar are reconstructions.

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