Lavau Grave

Excavations revealed a chariot burial containing a single male aged over 30, buried with exceptional gold treasures and imported artefacts including an ornate bronze cauldron of Greek or Etruscan origin and fine Greek painted pottery.

It formed the main part of a larger funerary monument containing burials dating back to the Late Bronze Age Urnfield culture.

The findings indicate that the buried individual, dubbed the 'Prince of Lavau', belonged to the highest levels of society.

Other elite burials and potentitally fortified sites have been discovered in the surrounding area, distributed at regular intervals across the landscape.

This suggests an organized "sharing of territorial control" by regional aristocratic elites.