Klaus Hirsch
Bronze casting in the
Late Bronze Age.
Some new evidence from
Sønderjylland.
Steengaard
Dalbygård
The Late Bronze Age site of Dalbygård,
3 km southeast of Kolding.
There were found seven crucible fragments
in two pits.
The shards belong to at least three
different bowl shaped crucibles.
Melting and casting bronze with
Bronze Age technology
The Steengaard site, 1,5 km NE of Sønderborg
Ceramic mould
fragments from two
small pits !
A mould for a
spear-head…
… and for
a pin.
Mould fragment
for a twisted
neck ring
Ceramic mould
found near Halle,
Germany
”vreden halsring”
The only stone mould known in Sønderjylland was
found by a peasant 600 m southeast of Steengaard.
A coincidence?