The barrow was found to contain two wooden burial chambers one situated inside the other. In the inner chamber was found the remains of a man and a number of burial gifts. The man who occupied the log cabin-style burial chamber had been an impressive figure in life. Visibly striking he stood 6'3" tall (1.92 m) towering over his contemporaries. He was about 45 years of age when he died and was laid out in state on an elaborately decorated bronze couch thought to be of Greek origin. The couch was held up by cast bronze human figures riding unicycles.it was covered with furs and other fabrics and situated along the west wall of the chamber. On and around his body were various objects of personal adornment: a conical birch-bark hat, a gold torc and bracelet -- his belt, dagger and even his shoes were covered with gold foil. At his feet stood an enormous bronze cauldron of Western Greek manufacture and decorated with Lions. it had been filled with mead it's capacity 70 gallons (318 litres) At his head and along the south wall hung nine drinking horns.

The walls and floor of the chamber were entirely covered with woven and embroidered textiles; a great deal of plant fibers and animal fur attest to the presence of further organic material in the tomb. Some of the objects themselves were carefully wrapped in cloth. Other drinking and banqueting vessels were placed on or in the cauldron, and stacked on the bed of a chariot or wagon that occupied the eastern portion of the chamber. The chariot had four wheels each wheel had ten spokes. The chariot had a draught pole 7 feet long (2.38m) and the height of the box was just above its axles. The wagon box was not attached to the axles, so it was removable. It was decorated with iron sheathing. He had been carried by this chariot to the grave site. According to Dr Erwin Keefer of Stuttgart Museum, this rich archaeological treasure shows us that the person buried in it was a cultured diplomat in touch with the most advanced people of the ancient world – the Greeks. He traded in Greek goods – and probably Greek ideas, too. And what made people such as the Hochdorf Prince rich? It was the iron that these people mined and which introduced a totally new dimension to trading with the Greeks.

Hochdorf: Die Funde-The Celtic Chieftain's Grave