Global InformationWulfsen horse burial information
Pferdebestattung von Wulfsen (in German) | |
 The horse grave of Wulfsen shown in situ | |
  Shown within Germany | |
| Location | Wulfsen, Lower Saxony, Germany |
|---|---|
| Region | Old Saxony |
| Coordinates | 53°18′23″N 10°09′30″E / 53.30639°N 10.15833°E |
| Type | Grave |
| Length | 230 cm (91 in) |
| Width | 240 cm (94 in) |
| History | |
| Founded | 700 to 800 AD |
| Periods | Early Middle Ages |
| Cultures | Saxon |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1974 |
The Wulfsen horse burial (German: Pferdebestattung von Wulfsen) is an early medieval horse burial, consisting of three horses, that was discovered in 1974 in a Saxon grave field in the village of Wulfsen, in the German district of Harburg. The find was rescued as a varnish profile, which is on display in the permanent exhibition of the Archaeological Museum Hamburg in Harburg, Hamburg.[1][2]
- ^ Topic Death, Show case no. 116.
- ^ Articus, Rüdiger; Brandt, Jochen; Först, Elke; Krause, Yvonne; Merkel, Michael; Mertens, Kathrin; Weiss, Rainer-Maria (2013). Archaeological Museum Hamburg Helms-Museum: A short guide to the Tour of the Times. Archaeological Museum Hamburg publication. Vol. 103. Hamburg. p. 158. ISBN 978-3-931429-24-9.
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