Original scientific paper
Early Croatian cemeteries of the pagan horizon in Kaštela
Tonči Burić
; Kralja Petra Svačića 17, Kaštel Lukšić, HR - 21215
Abstract
This paper presents an overview of early Croatian cemeteries of the pagan horizon in Kaštela. So far, two cemeteries of this horizon have been discovered and explored, while the locations of two more that could possibly belong to the same horizon have also been pointed out. Based on burial rites and the typology of finds and grave goods, the early Croatian
cemeteries of the pagan horizon in Kaštela fit into the broader picture of cemeteries in the county of Klis, as well as into the general picture of the historical territory of early medieval Croatia. According to their characteristics,
these cemeteries can be classified into two phases: the pagan horizon of the 8th century and the transitional/final phase of the pagan horizon of the first half of the 9th century. Their size and position indicate the social and spatial structure of the settlements to which they belonged.
Keywords
Kaštela; early Croatian cemeteries; pagan horizon; Early Middle Ages; single-bead earrings
Hrčak ID:
317001
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2023.
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