He reported his observation to the Museum of the Principality of Lüneburg, which forwarded the message to the Helms-Museum in Hamburg-Harburg being the archaeological authority for the region.

The legs of the western horse were lying in a half-extended position; it occupied about half of the pit's space.

By use of a working platform, the bones were carefully exposed and soaked with cold glue, the pit was then laminated with lacquer and crêpe paper.

Then the pit was filled with a construction foam, secured in a wooden crate and recovered as a block.

[4] Based on evidence such as mortuary practice, the geographical orientation of remains and their grave goods, the burial was dated to 700–800 AD.

Funerals of animals, especially of individual horses are well known from many grave fields of the Early Middle Ages.