Leubingen tumulus

The Leubingen tumulus is an Early Bronze Age "princely" grave of the Leubingen culture,, dating to about 1940 BC. It is located near the hills of Kyffhäuser in Leubingen, an Ortsteil of Sömmerda in the eastern German state of Thuringia.

The site was first unearthed in 1877 by Jena art professor and archaeologist Friedrich Klopfleisch. He was working at the behest of the Historische Kommission der Provinz Sachsen. Klopfleisch kept a diary during his work and latter submitted an official report on the findings. Unfortunately, there are important differences between his original notes and the final report. Both the location of the burial chamber and of the grave goods within the chamber vary. During the excavations no second body is mentioned, only a few bone remains. Today, the diary is deemed the more reliable source.: 183