"Des Lichtes beraubt" Cat. Exhib. Mainz!
Am 14 Sep 2005 um 9:57 hat Ursula Thanheiser geschrieben:
> In a late antique grave in Lower Austria well preserved apples, acorns
> and hazelnuts were recovered. These fruits were placed in the grave
> and are the only botanical finds in the whole cemetery. Preservation
> was caused by corrosion products of metal objects also present in the
> grave. I seem to remember that all three plants have some symbolic
> significance but cannot find any literature going beyond generalities.
> Can the archaeobotanical community help in this respect?
>
> Thanks, Ursula Thanheiser
>
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Dr. Helmut Kroll
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