In 2017, a burial site destroyed by forestry works was discovered in Závod (Malacky dist.). Burials took place here mainly in the 2nd and the first half of the 3rd century. Among the finds from the second half of the 2nd century (B2/C1), artefacts of foreign provenance are numerously represented. They have parallels in the areas north of the Central Danube Barbaricum, especially in the burial sites of the Przeworsk culture. Whether this is evidence of long-distance trade, cultural influence or minor ethnic movements is a matter of debate.
Some of the researchers consider the graves from Púchov-Ihrište and from Cífer, with uncertain finding conditions, as a proof of permeation of Germanic warriors into the area of Carpathian basin, already in late LaTène period. Analysis of the finding conditions of the so called warrior grave from Cífer proves, that localisation, plausibility and also the dating of this grave complex is doubtful.
In Bratislava-Rusovce they have found a surface find consisting in a handle of a copper alloy spatula with a bust of Minerva. Originally, this spatula had an iron blade and it was used to spread wax on wooden writing tablets. It is a type of spatula used mainly in southern Britannia, north-western Gaul and Rhineland. In the Danubian provinces it is only rarely observed and the few pieces date back to the 2nd and 3rd century AD. The depiction of Minerva on the handle of the spatula has to do with her function as patroness of learning. The object is made of copper alloy, zinc, lead, and tin.
The paper presents the application of non-destructive methods on the Tvrdošovce site. The goal of the paper is to inform about the latest results of a non-destructive survey at the Včelíny site in the village of Tvrdošovce. The case study of this site aims to present a combination of various non-destructive methods such as geophysical survey, LiDAR, aerial, and satellite photos with a subsequent comparison with features that previously underwent a process of archaeological excavation. This polycultural site has primarily the character of a settlement. Based on metal prospection, the largest settlement scope may be dated to the Roman period; based on archaeological excavation, the largest period of the settlement may be the middle La Tène period in LTB2/LTC1 and LTC2. An archaeological excavation was performed on the site from 2017 to 2019. Prior to this, an intense surface prospecting using metal detectors had been carried out on this site since 2015. This prospection showed significant Roman, and, to a lesser extent, Bronze Age, Hallstatt, La Tène, and Middle Age settlements. In addition, two geophysical surveys were carried out here in 2017 and 2022. Non-destructive methods are often considered ineffective in the case of lowland sites. Nevertheless, we will try to present a successful example of a combination of these different approaches in the presented article.
The contribution discusses finds of rare zoomorphic artefacts made of copper alloys shaped similarly to fish heads, discovered in various areas of the Barbaricum located very far from one another. The artefacts originally likely formed ends of an object made of organic material, to which they were attached with two rivets each. Based on burial finds from south Denmark and a workshop feature in Trmice (NW Bohemia) the artefacts were dated to stage B1 of the Early Roman Period. Their purpose and method of use remain unknown – use-wear trace analysis shows linear movement wear patterns on tips of protrusions performed by a hard stick-shape object. Material composition analysis of two finds from NW Bohemia identified bronze items with lead admixture – unlike the Danish bronze finds with low tin content.
In 2017, in Závod (district of Malacky) during forestry works a destroyed Germanic burial ground dated to the Roman period was found. On the basis of topographical data and composition of finds, it is possible, to identify this burial ground with that mentioned by E. Beninger. The numerous imports from Roman provinces, from areas north of the Carpathian Mountain and Elbe area region, show intensive multiregional contacts held by the local community. There is an ongoing discussion whether this is a proof of extensive trade, cultural influence or ethnic transfers. The burial ground dates back to a period comprised between the last third of the 1 st century and the 4th century.
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