The tomb was discovered accidentally in 1931 by the farmer Jakob Elmshäuser who encountered an obstacle when ploughing a field.
Professor Gero von Merhart, specialist for prehistoric monuments in the area, was contacted.
The bottom of the sunken main chamber was covered with a clay floor of 3–5 cm thickness.
[4] In contrast to the finds from the well-known tombs at Züschen or Altendorf, the dead at Lohra had been cremated.
[5] They were accompanied by a large amount of pottery vessels, which is a unique feature among the northern Hessian (Wartberg culture) gallery graves.
The finds also include a large double conical bowl with strap handle and a pattern of alternating standing and hanging semicircles.
[7] Apart from ceramics, there was a very carefully made serpentine axe with an oval shaft hole, a retouched slate blade and a small piece of sheet bronze of unknown function.