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The results of the investigations at Batina – Sredno in 2013
Tomislav Hršak
orcid.org/0000-0002-5586-6501
; Museum of Slavonia in Osijek, Archaeological department, Osijek, Croatia
Tino Leleković
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; Department of Archaeology, Croatian Academy of Science and Art, Zagreb, Croatia
Marko Dizdar
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; Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
In the framework of the Archaeological Heritage of Baranja project the investigations continued at the Batina-Sredno site with the excavation of three probes (15-17), situated near probes 1 and 2 from 2010. A total of 14 burials were investigated: 8 cremation burials of the Dalj group from the beginning of the Early Iron Age and 6 Roman cremation burials. The Dalj burials yielded items of female costume and jewellery, as well as a number of ceramic vessels, which, based on the form and decoration, are dated to the 8th and the beginning of the 7th century BC. Grave 93 is singled out, measuring 2.50 x 2.30 m. It contained a rich ceramic assemblage for symposium consisting of as many as 17 vessels. A shallow bowl on a segmented pedestal stands out by its particularly rich decoration, with incised bird-shaped motifs that associate this vessel with Basarabi-style decoration. Roman cremation graves of the bustum type contained few goods and can be dated to the Severan period.
The results of the investigations so far have confirmed that Batina is an exceptional archaeological site in the Croatian Danube Basin, which offers valuable information about the transition from the Late Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age, as well as the understanding of the Ad Militare fort on the limes.
Keywords
Batina; Baranja; Dalj group; Early Iron Age; costume; Antiquity; necropolis; limes
Hrčak ID:
128682
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Publication date:
17.10.2014.
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