The Halstatt culture had settlements near the top of mountains rather than at sea level because it was marshy.

It was customary for this culture to preserve it's dead with salt and to bury the body then with clothes, food, barley and utensils. The presence of these items was to aid the dead body on its journey to the next world.

At the Kleimasperg mountain, North of Stuttgart evidence has been found of the existance of a Celtic Prince/King. His burial chamber has been found at Hochdorf a few kilometres from this.

His grave is today the exact same as they day he was buried. Unusually it was never robbed or plundered. It was a normal occurance that graves of this kind would be attacked as they contained objects of great value.

It is the only Celtic grave of its kind left untouched. A short time after he was buried his grave collapsed thus making it impossible to access its bounty.

He was buried in a chamber with wooden walls and roof. His corpse is laid out on a 'bier' or bed. He is buried with his chariot and drinking horns to take him to the other world.

Hanging on his 'bier' is a quiver, a dagger, a shield. On the chariot there is pottery and utensils. There is a huge decorative cauldron which would have contained either food or wine to sustain him on his voyage.

The find is dated at circa 600BC. This would fall into the late Hallstatt period. There are huge similarities between the two cultures.