Excavation of “Ciganska humka” in Šajkaš
[ 1 ] Ośrodek Archeologii Gór i Wyżyn w Krakowie, Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk | [ P ] pracownik
2021
rozdział w monografii naukowej
angielski
- barrow
- funeral rite
- Early Bronze Age
- Yamnaya culture
- Vojvodina
EN In 2016, a Polish-Serbian expedition working within the “Danubian route of the Yamnaya culture” project excavated “Ciganska humka” barrow in Šajkaš, mun. Titel. The barrow was located in the Šajkaška region and was part of the westernmost cluster of Yamnaya culture barrows in the Eurasian steppe belt. The mound was around 50 m in diameter and approx. 2.5 m high. Two graves were discovered in the barrow. The older burial (no. 2), connected with the older phase of the Yamnaya culture, has been dated to ca. 3000–2900 BC. The younger one (no. 1) represents traits characteristic of the “classic” Yamnaya culture and has been dated to ca. 2800–2600 BC. Moreover, two concentric ditches were found, connected with the two phases of barrow construction. Nearby, a burial linked with the Sarmatian milieu and dated to the 2nd or 3rd century AD was discovered (grave 3). The older mound also yielded numerous animal bones, probably associated with the Early Yamnaya funeral rituals. “Ciganska humka” is currently one of the best-investigated barrows from the 3rd millennium BC in the southern part of the Pannonian Plain.
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