Vol. 73 No. 2 (2021)
Research Article

Sepulchral use of caves in Lusatian culture: Evidence from the Sąspówka Valley in the Polish Jura

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  • Małgorzata Kot,
  • Grzegorz Czajka,
  • Elżbieta Jaskulska,
  • Marcin Szeliga,
  • Bartosz Kontny,
  • Adrian Marciszak,
  • Michał Mazur,
  • Michał Wojenka
Małgorzata Kot
Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, PL-00-927 Warsaw
Grzegorz Czajka
Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, PL-00-927 Warsaw
Elżbieta Jaskulska
Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, PL-00-927 Warsaw
Marcin Szeliga
Institute of Archaeology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Pl. M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 4, PL-20-031 Lublin, Poland
Bartosz Kontny
Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, PL-00-927 Warsaw
Adrian Marciszak
Department of Paleozoology, University of Wrocław, Sienkiewicza 21, PL-50-335 Wrocław
Michał Mazur
Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonian University, Gołębia 11, PL-31-007 Cracow, Poland
Michał Wojenka
Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonian University, Gołębia 11, PL-31-007 Cracow, Poland
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35686/AR.2021.7

Published 01-09-2021

Keywords

  • Polish Jura,
  • Late Bronze Age,
  • Early Iron Age,
  • cave sites,
  • burial

How to Cite

Kot, M., Czajka, G., Jaskulska, E., Szeliga, M., Kontny, B., Marciszak, A., Mazur, M., & Wojenka, M. (2021). Sepulchral use of caves in Lusatian culture: Evidence from the Sąspówka Valley in the Polish Jura. Archeologické Rozhledy, 73(2), 200–227. https://doi.org/10.35686/AR.2021.7

Copyright (c) 2021 Małgorzata Kot, Grzegorz Czajka, Elżbieta Jaskulska, Marcin Szeliga, Bartosz Kontny, Adrian Marciszak, Michał Mazur, Michał Wojenka

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Abstract

Funeral and ritual practices in cave sites during the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age have been recognised in multiple sites south of the Carpathians. This paper presents the first evidence for the funeral and ritual use of cave sites with such chronology north of the Carpathians. Unburned human remains dated to Ha B and Ha C/D have been identified in two cave sites (Zbójecka Cave and Bramka Rockshelter) located 500 m apart, in the Polish Jura. Additionally, a pottery deposit dated to Ha B2-C has been found in a third cave (Ciasna Cave) situated near the aforementioned sites. The paper analyses these finds in the context of the local Lusatian culture settlement and the already recognised traces of Lusatian cave site use in the studied karstic region. The results give ground to search for more evidence of ritual cave use in the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age.

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