Prehistoric finds assemblage of the 5th to 3rd cents. BC in central Lower Saxony, named after burial mounds near Nienburg on the river Weser (Germanic archaeology, map). It is the westernmost group of the Jastorf culture. Typical elements of the NG are cremation burials in mounds, certain types of pottery and adornments (earrings). Occasionally Celtic imports occur; there is also evidence for iron working.
Celtic archaeology; Funerary architecture III.G; Iron; Jewellery
Bibliography
H.-J. Hässler, Ur- und Frühgeschichte in Niedersa…