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Research results of the Batina – Sredno site in 2016
Tomislav Hršak
orcid.org/0000-0002-5586-6501
; Museum of Slavonia in Osijek, Archaeological department, Osijek, Croatia
Tino Leleković
; Department of Archaeology, Croatian Academy of Science and Art, Zagreb, Croatia
Marko Dizdar
orcid.org/0000-0003-3964-9002
; Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Within Baranja's Archaeological Heritage project, research continued on the Batina – Sredno site during which the explored area was located south of the Early Iron Age tumuli excavated in prevoiusly years on the northern edge of the cemetery. In the north part of Sredno were carried out a geomagnetic survey that showed the existence of numerous archaeological structures. In excavation were found two cremation burials of the Dalj group, including a burial of the prominent woman with 20 spindle whorls which can be dated in the 8th century BC (Figs. 2–3). In the area south of tumuli were found Roman burial plots with fences along edges with cremation and skeletal burials (Fig. 4), some of which are contained exceptional finds. A cremation burial 112 stands out in terms of the quality and quantity of finds (Figs. 5–6). At the bottom of the grave there were numerous grave goods, such as, coin, glass vessel, ceramic lamp, necklesses with bronze and glass beads and fragments of wooden casket with iron reinforcments. Also, skeletal burials 109 contain coin and ceramic jug (Fig. 7). The results of the research conducted so far have confirmed Batina as an exceptional archaeological site that keeps offering valuable information about the end of the Late Bronze and the beginning of the Early Iron Age in the Danube region, as well as insight into the life along the Limes in Antiquity, especially during the 2nd-3rd century when excavated graves can be dated.
Keywords
Batina; Baranja; Dalj group; Early Iron Age; Antiquity; cemeteries; limes; prospection
Hrčak ID:
189449
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Publication date:
21.11.2017.
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