Keltengräber Zollikon, Celtic burial site in Feufbühl, Zollikon, Switzerland
Keltengräber Zollikon is an archaeological site with five burial grounds located in the forested hills of Zollikerberg at about 636 meters elevation. The site contains remains of cremations and inhumations with ceramic vessels arranged within stone circles.
The site was used by Celtic peoples around 650 BCE for their burials. In 1862, archaeologist Ferdinand Keller discovered graves containing pottery that revealed the origins and practices of this burial ground.
The burial grounds show how Celtic people honored their dead and what objects they prepared for the afterlife. Visitors can imagine how these communities placed their deceased in stone circles with decorated urns and storage vessels nearby.
The grounds are located in forested hills and are best visited on foot with sturdy footwear. Original finds are displayed at the Swiss National Museum in Zurich, while replicas can be seen at the Local Museum of Zollikon.
Seven fire sites and small stones were discovered between the burial mounds, indicating rituals performed during funeral ceremonies. These ceremonial elements suggest that Celtic peoples conducted elaborate rites to honor their deceased.
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