„Użył jak pies w studni”, czyli o pochówkach zwierzęcych z osady w Polwicy-Skrzypniku, pow. Oława, z późnego okresu wpływów rzymskich i początku okresu wędrówek ludów

• Authors: Tomasz Gralak

Title variants

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“Dead dog in the well”, or on animal burials from the settlement in Polwica-Skrzypnik, Oława district, from the Late Roman Period and the beginning of the Migration Period

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

A large number of animal bones, mainly dogs’ remains, were identified among features at the settlement in Polwica 4, 5/Skrzypnik 8. It was established that they were deposited in various ways. The bones were recognized as remains of sacrifices. They has been often discovered in wells, which suggests the existence of a repeated ritual of filling in the wells. An attempt was made to describe these finds structurally.

Keywords

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a well; sacrifice; a dog; the Late Roman Period

• Publisher: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Przegląd Archeologiczny
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 60
• Pages: 107-132

Contributors

author

Tomasz Gralak

• Instytut Archeologii Uniwersytet Wrocławski ul. Szewska 48 50-139 Wrocław