RESEARCH ON THE SO-CALLED MUSKERVASTLWALD GRAVEYARD AT BURGSTALLKOGEL, KLEINKLEIN, STYRIA (AUSTRIA)

• Authors: Mauthner Florian , Bernhard Andreas
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In the well-known and important Early Iron Age Sulmtal necropolis in Western Styria, an archaeological excavation was carried out because of woodworking in 2018 in the so-called Muskervastlwald group, which was relatively unexplored until now. In the course of the excavation, four cremation burials were discovered, which were only partially preserved due to the levelling. The funeral rite shows cremation pouring and urn graves. The pottery shows cone neck vessels, collar rim vessels, and bowls with inserted rims, which also fit together with the decorations into the known forms of the Styrian-Pannonian group of the Hallstatt period. Remarkable vessels also point to more far-reaching relationships with the surrounding cultural groups, such as the Kalenderberg group or in the Inner Alpine region. Based on the metal finds, it is possible to record both, burials of warriors with spearheads and parts of belts and burials with fine jewellery. The occupation period of the cemetery ranges from the phase Ha C1 (NT I), which can be determined by old finds, with a focus in the period Ha C2 and at the transition from Ha C2 to Ha D1, which are comparable to the occupation phases NT IIa and NT IIb of the Nova tabla cemetery.

Keywords

EN

WESTERN STYRIA; SULMTAL; EARLY IRON AGE; STYRIAN-PANNONIAN GROUP; NECROPOLIS; CEMETERY; GRAVE GOODS

• Publisher: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Archaeological Institute
• Journal: Študijné zvesti
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 71
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 463 - 479

Contributors

author

Mauthner Florian

• Archeo Norico Burgmuseum Deutschlandsberg, Rinneggerstrasse 54, AT – 8045 Weinitzen, Austria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1781-0926

author

Bernhard Andreas

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/szausav.2024.71.22