Dear Christian and others,
A somehow similar type of find from Finland is of younger age and a
building deposit (not a grave find): A frog was found in a little
wooden coffin inside of the 17th century cathedral in Turku (western
Finland). It is not quite similar to your find but still interesting
example of a frog deposit.
all the best, Kristiina
Lainaus "Christian Küchelmann" <[log in to unmask]>:
> Dear all,
>
> I'd like to know if anybody knows of comparable finds to a peculiar
> find situation from Xanten, Lower Rhine, Germany.
>
> In a Merovingian grave (early 7th century AD) within the dome of
> Xanten six amphian mummies have been found in 1956. They were placed
> together in a bowl. According to the other grave goods (beads, glas
> vessels, a gold fibula) it was probably the grave of a female, but
> there are no skeletal remains left for anthropological analysis. An
> intrusion of hibernating amphibians seems nearly impossible as the
> grave was made from tight closed stone slabs and it was found intact
> let alone the find situation in a bowl. The species of the
> amphibians has not been identified yet. They are belonging to the
> order Anura, but it is not clear yet if they are frogs or toads.
>
> Any comment welcome.
>
> Best
>
> Christian
>
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