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THE WOODEN BOWL I N THE PASTORALISTS’ CULTURE OF THE ZRUBNA/TIMBER-GRAVE ENTITY

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Zabavin V., Nebrat S.

Študijné zvesti

2024

vol. 71

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115 – 142

The article presents the results of the study of the burial of the Zrubna/Timber-Grave entity (Late Bronze Age) from the mound near the village of Komyshuvate in the North Azov Area in the south of Donetsk Region of Ukraine. The article deals with issues related to some peculiarities of the material and spiritual culture of the ancient population of the Azov steppes, their social organization and funeral rites. Wooden utensils are a fairly rare category of funeral implements of the Bronze Age in Eastern Europe, which are fixed in the tombs by metallic elements. The analysis of the remains of a wooden vessel studied in the burial allowed us to make some observations on the technology of manufacturing this category of funerary equipment. This allowed us to approach the problem of social reconstruction. The presence of a wooden bowl with a metal figured enclosure in the burial is considered by the authors as a status sign marking the persons involved in ritual activities. The purpose and use of the application-decorated bowls had more than regular domestic significance.

EARLY BRONZE AGE HOARD OF COPPER JEWELLERY FROM BOJNÁ (WESTERN SLOVAKIA)

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Zabavin V., Nebrat S.

Slovenská archeológia (Slovak Archaeology)

2024

vol. 72

issue 1

37 – 56

The hoard of copper objects from Bojná, Topoľčany district in western Slovakia, on the eastern slope of the Považský Inovec Mountains fits within the chronological framework of the existence of Early Bronze Age tribes. Such items were most widespread in the late (transitional), Nitra-Únětice phase of the Nitra culture, with a gradual fading and disappearance of the tradition during the classical phase of the Únětice culture. In the absence of additional data, the find of copper objects at the Bojná settlement probably can be dated broadly on the basis of 14c data to the time interval 1930 – 1730 cal. BC. The analysis of burial materials from different archaeological cultures of Eastern Europe of the Bronze Age allows us to state the following: jewellery made of thin wire – spiral rings with open ends – are universal and multifunctional products, which in the context of funerary rites could be used just as bracelets or rings for hairstyles and headdresses. Apart from economic reasons (storage, concealment), ritual reasons for the burial of the hoard cannot be ruled out. It is possible that the items from the Bojná complex are not just a hoard of metal objects, but also the result of ritual-magical activities related to the manipulation of human hair.

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THE WOODEN BOWL I N THE PASTORALISTS’ CULTURE OF THE ZRUBNA/TIMBER-GRAVE ENTITY

EARLY BRONZE AGE HOARD OF COPPER JEWELLERY FROM BOJNÁ (WESTERN SLOVAKIA)