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Results of the rescue excavation on the Late Avar cemetery on the site Šarengrad – Klopare
Marko Dizdar
orcid.org/0000-0003-3964-9002
; Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia
Anita Rapan Papeša
orcid.org/0000-0002-0041-1892
; Town Museum Vinkovci, Vinkovci, Croatia
Andrea Rimpf
orcid.org/0000-0003-2834-342X
; Town Museum Ilok, Ilok, Croatia
Abstract
In a rescue archaeological excavation of the site Šarengrad – Klopare was discovered the Early Mediaeval cemetery that, based on the findings, dates to the Late Avar period. The cemetery is located on a steep slope of the high loess plateau above the Danube. At this position in 2006 in the exploitation of the soil for arranging bank of the Danube were destroyed an unknown number of graves from which they were saved only two ceramic pots. The deceased were laid in very deep grave pits and are accompanied by objects of costume and jewelry as well as items for everyday use. Ceramic vessels and remains of animal bones testify to the funeral ritual. The most prominent are three burials of horsemen with horses and their equipment. Based on the discovered finds, explored part of the cemetery Šarengrad – Klopare can be dated to the 8th century and represent the first archaeological investigated Late Avar cemetery in the area of the Croatian Danube region, i.e it's one of the most prominent Late Avar sites in the southern Pannonia.
Keywords
Šarengrad; cemetery; Croatian Danube Region; Late Avar Period; costume; jewellery; horse burials
Hrčak ID:
189445
URI
Publication date:
21.11.2017.
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