An infant La Tène grave from Lang, Styria, Austria. On miniature objects in East Alpine area

• Authors: Mauthner Florian
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

An infant grave excavated in Lang, Styria, Austria, had a small axe as a grave gift in addition to a ceramic urn. Another grave from the cemetery of Dobova (Slovenia), where also a child was buried, contained small objects in the form of an axe and a spearhead as well as a set of four vessels. In addition to these two graves, there are more graves known in the southeastern Alps, where small objects were given as grave goods. These graves are discussed in terms of the function and symbolism of these small objects and compared in a broader context with the northeastern Austrian region and the graves from the Dürrnberg.

Keywords

EN

La Tène period; infant graves; miniaturized objects; burial rites; symbolism; southeastern Alps

• Publisher: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Czech Republic
• Journal: Studia Hercynia
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 27
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 66-76

Contributors

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Mauthner Florian