Vix Grave

A richly furnished Celtic burial mound near the village of Vix in Burgundy, France, dating to circa 500 BC during the late Hallstatt period. Discovered in 1953 by Rene Joffroy, the undisturbed tomb held the remains of a high-status woman aged around 35, laid in a detachable cart body with its wheels placed beside it. The centrepiece is the Vix krater, a 1.64-metre-tall, 208.6-kg Greek bronze vessel -- the largest known from antiquity. Grave goods include a 480-gram gold torc, Etruscan bronze jugs, Attic pottery, and amber jewellery, reflecting Mediterranean trade via the nearby hillfort of Mont Lassois on the Iron Age tin route.