Der Dürrnberg bei Hallein

The cemeteries at Kammelhöhe, Sonneben [DF 5], Moserfeld-Osthang [DF 6], and Hexenwandfeld [DF 7] are followed by this publication of the graves at the village churchyard [1983-4] and nearby Lettenbühel [1996-7], where the museum village Salina is situated now. The 14 graves with 26 deceased at the churchyard and 8 graves with 22 deceased at Lettenbühel originally formed part of one and the same bigger necropolis. In contrast to other sites at the Dürrnberg, only two thirds of graves were inhumations, 50 % of them multiple burials. Both areas were rich in dress accessories and grave goods and lasted from Ha D to Lt C1 with a decrease in Lt A, when part of the zone was settled. Male graves 245 and 320 with elaborate bimetallic antenna daggers and female graves 90 and 209 with bronze belt chains are outstanding. Apart from isolated urns, we are dealing with wooden grave chambers at a right angle to the hill slope and in up to two levels on top of each other in combination with stone settings and barrows. There is evidence for 21 women, 17 men, 4 children and two cases of trepanation. Usually, the graves had been disturbed at some stage by secondary burial or looting.