Remains of a late Neolithic barrow at Kruszyn. A glimpse of ritual and everyday life in early Corded Ware societies of the Polish Lowland
Authors:
- Lukasz Pospieszny,
- Iwona Sobkowiak-Tabaka,
- T. Douglas Price,
- Karin M. Frei,
- Iwona Hildebrandt-Radke,
- Hanna Kowalewska-Marszałek,
- Marta Krenz-Niedbała,
- Marta Osypińska,
- Mateusz Strózyk,
- Małgorzata Winiarska-Kabacińska
Abstract
Excavated in 2009, the barrow from Kruszyn (the Kujawy region) is related to a small regional group of the Corded Ware culture. Noteworthy is a fairly good state of its preservation and a remarkably numerous assemblage of tools made of bone and antler. Unearthed human remains were anthropologically studied and examined isotopically (14C, δ13C, δ15N, 87Sr/86Sr, δ18O), while artefacts made of organic material were subject to archaeozoological and use wear analyses. Samples of sediments surrounding the grave were also investigated. The grave dates back to the first half of the third millennium BC and in terms of its construction bears the closest resemblance to the Central European early Corded Ware barrows. It was a burial of a non-local elderly man, probably engaged in hide working in life, as evidenced by traces on the tools deposited with him in the grave and made from bones of wild animals. The grave yielded also cow bones and a pot typical for the late Neolithic settlement sites.
- Record ID
- UAM4eb2f6afebd54a98bf764b823a9f4042
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- Journal series
- Praehistorische Zeitschrift, ISSN 0079-4848
- Issue year
- 2015
- Vol
- 90
- Pages
- 185-213
- ASJC Classification
- ;
- DOI
- DOI:10.1515/pz-2015-0009 Opening in a new tab
- Language
- (en) English
- Score (nominal)
- 25
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- journalList
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- Publication indicators
- = 7; = 10; = 14; : 2015 = 0.522; : 2015 (2 years) = 0.103 - 2015 (5 years) =0.174
- Citation count
- 14
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- https://researchportal.amu.edu.pl/info/article/UAM4eb2f6afebd54a98bf764b823a9f4042/
- URN
urn:amu-prod:UAM4eb2f6afebd54a98bf764b823a9f4042
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