scholarly journals Iron belts of the Dalj type - a study of regionalisation of the Middle La Tène female costume

Starinar ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 107-125
Author(s):  
Marko Dizdar ◽  
Ivan Drnic
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Type A ◽  
Carpathian Basin ◽  
Characteristic Element ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
La Tène ◽  
La Tene ◽  
Bear Witness

A characteristic element of the Middle La T?ne Scordiscan female costume are the various types of iron and bronze belts, which can often be connected with contemporaneous types from the Carpathian Basin. One such form are iron belts of the Dalj type, composed of pairs of twisted rod-shaped segments with loops, connected with rings, which differ in the shape of mostly iron, only rarely bronze buckles. Dalj type belts are numerous in south-eastern Pannonia in cemeteries of the Scordisci, although they have also been documented in female graves in the northern part of the Carpathian Basin, in Transylvania and in cemeteries in Central Europe. Dalj type belts are mostly dated to LT C1, although it seems that their appearance can be dated as early as the end of LT B2. Noticeable differences in the shapes of belt buckles bear witness to the individualisation of the early Middle La T?ne female costume used by various communities, that is, its regionalisation.

scholarly journals Novajidrány–Sárvár-Erdészház : A Celtic Cemetery at the Foothills of Cserehát, Hungary

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
Bíborka Vass ◽  
F. Zsófia Sörös
Keyword(s):  
Iron Age ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Carpathian Basin ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Late Iron Age ◽  
La Tène ◽  
Ceramic Assemblages ◽  
La Tene ◽  
Population Wave ◽  
Grave Goods

At the end of the 4th century BC, and the beginning of the 3rd century BC a Celtic population wave reached the eastern parts of the Carpathian Basin, including Northeastern Hungary. The elements of the funerary rite and the archaeological finds attest to the presence of the newly arrived communities in the cemeteries of the region. The present study serves as a preliminary report on the research results of a Celtic cemetery in the Hernád valley excavated in 2019. The site of Novajidrány–Sárvár-erdészház was in use between the late 4th century BC the earliest and the 3rd century BC and it fits well into the row of Late Iron Age cemeteries in the region. Both cremated and inhumated burials were documented with richly accompanied metal and pottery grave goods. Appearing next to the typically La Tène-styled finds, the graves also contained – mainly in the ceramic assemblages – Scythian-influenced forms which can be explained by the Celtic and Scythian cohabitation in the region during the Late Iron Age.

scholarly journals La Tène culture in Silesia. Remarks on the state of research and new cognitive perspectives

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 137-159
Author(s):  
Przemysław Dulęba
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Field Research ◽  
The State ◽  
Local Populations ◽  
La Tène ◽  
State Of Research ◽  
La Tene ◽  
Cognitive Perspectives

The article presents the latest state of research on the issues of La Tène culture settlement in the area of modern-day Silesia. The text discusses the specific of field research and their interpretation in the light of all the discoveries that are known from the analysed region. Until recently, studies on the La Tène culture in Poland were considerably hampered by a particular state of research. The vast majority of finds which can be dated to the Early La Tène period have sepulchral nature, while the settlement sites represented the Middle La Tène period. The author also discusses the model of periodization used for the territory of Central Europe, the settlement potential of the local populations, their interregional connections and contacts with indigenous societies.

I.—A La Tène III Burial at Welwyn Garden City

Archaeologia ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 1-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.M. Stead
Keyword(s):  
Garden City ◽  
Important Group ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
La Tène ◽  
River Thames ◽  
La Tene ◽  
Grave Goods

In South-eastern England, north of the River Thames, is a small but important group of rich La Tène III cremation burials (fig. 1). One of the characteristics of the group is the absence of a mound, or any other surface indication, and it follows from this that the discoveries are invariably by chance, as a result of some agricultural or commercial excavation. At best the archaeologist has had to make a hasty excavation under conditions far from ideal, and at worst he has been presented with a garbled account of the discovery and an incomplete collection of grave-goods.

scholarly journals Lava rotary querns of ‘Iron Age type’ in Roman times

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Wenzel
Keyword(s):  
Iron Age ◽  
Main Product ◽  
Type A ◽  
Low Countries ◽  
Dominant Form ◽  
Active Surfaces ◽  
Late Iron Age ◽  
La Tène ◽  
Branded Product ◽  
La Tene

In Mayen the production of lava rotary querns of ‘Iron Age type’ continued from the late La Tène period into Julio-Claudian times. The lower quernstone possessed a domed grinding face and the upper stone was double concave in section. While the surfaces of these querns are usually pecked, late examples show a segmented radial grooving on the grinding surfaces. Handle sockets with elbow-shaped (L-shaped) perforation were already an innovation of the late Iron Age. Since Augustan times ‘typical Roman’ hand-mills were the main product of the Mayen quarries. They had a meta with a flat conical grinding surface and a catillus with a broad raised rim. The active surfaces were grooved for functional reasons. However, the upper side of the catillus and the sides of upper and lower stones were grooved for decoration, making these rotary querns a characteristic ‘branded’ product. Most of the ‘Iron Age type’ quernstones of Early Imperial times are known from the Low Countries where they go under the name of Brillerij-type. A survey of these quernstones reveals several examples found to the southeast of this region. Even after the typical Roman hand mills became the dominant form, some ‘vintage’ Iron Age type querns were still produced for a special clientele. Though, so far, virtually no closely dated specimens are known from contexts after the Batavian revolt.

scholarly journals The Celtic Cemetery at Ménfőcsanak. The Excavation Before the Construction of Road No. 83 in 1993–94

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 443-560
Author(s):  
Andrea Vaday ◽  
Károly Tankó
Keyword(s):  
Fourth Century ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Glass Beads ◽  
Carpathian Basin ◽  
History Of ◽  
Southern Side ◽  
La Tène ◽  
La Tene ◽  
Burial Rite

One of the important cemetery and settlement of the Celts lies in a plateau on the southern side of the the Öreg Rába river, in the vicinity of Győr-Ménfőcsanak. The first burials were found in 1967 during a short rescue excavation, however it made Ménfőcsanak a key La Tène site in the Carpathian Basin. Excavations investigated on a larger scale in the area of previously known cemetery in 1993–94. The burial rite of the necropolis was mainly inhumation and only two graves were cremated and two biritual graves. Celtic warriors with swords and richly furnished female with fibulae, coral, amber, and glass beads jewelry were also buried in this part of cemetery. Few graves were limited by rectangular enclosing trenches. According to find analyzing this part of the cemetery dates to the LT B period, and that is why Ménfőcsanak became an important archaeological site in terms of burials in the history of the Celtic “migrations” in the fourth century BC.

scholarly journals Tracing the genetic origin of Europe's first farmers reveals insights into their social organization

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Szécsényi-Nagy ◽  
Guido Brandt ◽  
Victoria Keerl ◽  
János Jakucs ◽  
Wolfgang Haak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Carpathian Basin ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Genetic Impact ◽  
South Eastern Europe ◽  
Patrilineal Descent ◽  
Early Farmers ◽  
Spread Of Agriculture

Farming was established in Central Europe by the Linearbandkeramik culture (LBK), a well-investigated archaeological horizon, which emerged in the Carpathian Basin, in today's Hungary. However, the genetic background of the LBK genesis has not been revealed yet. Here we present 9 Y chromosomal and 84 mitochondrial DNA profiles from Mesolithic, Neolithic Starčevo and LBK sites (7th/6th millennium BC) from the Carpathian Basin and south-eastern Europe. We detect genetic continuity of both maternal and paternal elements during the initial spread of agriculture, and confirm the substantial genetic impact of early farming south-eastern European and Carpathian Basin cultures on Central European populations of the 6th-4th millennium BC. Our comprehensive Y chromosomal and mitochondrial DNA population genetic analyses demonstrate a clear affinity of the early farmers to the modern Near East and Caucasus, tracing the expansion from that region through south-eastern Europe and the Carpathian Basin into Central Europe. Our results also reveal contrasting patterns for male and female genetic diversity in the European Neolithic, suggesting patrilineal descent system and patrilocal residential rules among the early farmers.

scholarly journals The economy of the La Tène culture communities based on the example of research from Upper Silesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Przemysław Dulęba ◽  
Renata Abłamowicz ◽  
Agata Sady-Bugajska ◽  
Jacek Soida
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Iron Age ◽  
Small Ruminants ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Upper Silesia ◽  
La Tène ◽  
La Tene ◽  
Livestock Rearing ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract The results of excavations show that the La Tène culture community which inhabited the microregion of the contemporary village of Samborowice (Upper Silesia, Poland) in the Iron Age did not differ from its brethren from the area of Moravia and the middle basin of the Danube. Our intention is to try to identify the most important features of local economy based on newly acquired archaeobotanical and archaeozoological sources. The results from Samborowice in the form of a set of cereals characteristic of La Tène culture settlements from Central Europe suggest that the set of remains being analysed comes from a period when changes to the selection of cereals had yet to occur. The population in this period of history applied a model of economy based on agriculture and livestock rearing, with cattle being the most important animals, followed by pigs and small ruminants interchangeably.

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