© Source: CC BY NC 2.0"Isolde" (1911) by Gaston Bussiere. Isolde, an Irish princess, and her lover Tristan are the principal characters of a famous medieval romance story that was based on a Celtic legend.
A large burial which contained the skeleton of a Celtic noblewoman was discovered in 2009 beside the Danube River near Heuneburg, in the south of Germany. It is the oldest known wealthy grave of a Celtic woman. The grave was quite well preserved by the water-sodden soil of the region. The burial chamber of the tomb was wooden, the oak of the floor was intact, and it was possible to put an exact date on it. The oak trees used in the tomb were felled 2,620 years ago. With this discovery, one can determine that the woman buried in the tomb died in 609 BC.
The treasure of the Celtic princess
The tomb was never looted, so all the treasures which ancient people gave to the noble lady were still there when it was opened. The tomb was lifted by heavy cranes in December 2010 and transported to a tented laboratory near Stuttgart, Germany. It weighs 80 tons, so the process was challenging. The research by archaeologists associated with the Stuttgart Regional Council provided better results than they had expected. The tomb was full of amber jewelry, gold, bronze, and more.
The burial of the woman contained one more surprise - an unidentified child. It is difficult to say anything about the baby, but perhaps it was a child related to the woman, quite possibly she was its mother. It has been suggested that they died together, so it is likely that their death was caused by an accident, attack, or disease. Apart from the treasure and child, pieces of cloth, food, and other organic matter were found.
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An interesting find. A pity the article refers to the nonsense that the heart of Celtic culture was in the west and specifically that the Irish were Celts. They were not. The indigenous bronze/iron age culture received and absorbed Celtic influences but the people were not Celts - an idea that was fabricated in the 19thc by revivalists seeking for a 'magical', non Anglo identity. The heart of Celtdom was central Europe.