The Prehistoric cemetery of the Dalj Group at Vukovar Lijeva Bara – cremation graves Ž27, Ž75, Ž79, Ž80, and Ž92

Ložnjak Dizdar, Daria; Drnić, Ivan; Rajić Šikanjić, Petra

doi:10.33254/piaz.42.2.2

Contributions of Institute of Archaeology in Zagreb, Vol. 42 No. 2, 2025.

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https://doi.org/10.33254/piaz.42.2.2

The Prehistoric cemetery of the Dalj Group at Vukovar Lijeva Bara – cremation graves Ž27, Ž75, Ž79, Ž80, and Ž92

Daria Ložnjak Dizdar orcid.org/0000-0002-5769-2269 ; Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia *
Ivan Drnić ; Archaeological Museum in Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Petra Rajić Šikanjić orcid.org/0000-0002-7760-5193 ; Institute of Anthropology, Zagreb, Croatia

* Corresponding author.

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Ložnjak Dizdar, D., Drnić, I. & Rajić Šikanjić, P. (2025). The Prehistoric cemetery of the Dalj Group at Vukovar Lijeva Bara – cremation graves Ž27, Ž75, Ž79, Ž80, and Ž92. Prilozi Instituta za arheologiju u Zagrebu, 42 (2), 35-79. https://doi.org/10.33254/piaz.42.2.2

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Ložnjak Dizdar, Daria, et al. "The Prehistoric cemetery of the Dalj Group at Vukovar Lijeva Bara – cremation graves Ž27, Ž75, Ž79, Ž80, and Ž92." Prilozi Instituta za arheologiju u Zagrebu, vol. 42, no. 2, 2025, pp. 35-79. https://doi.org/10.33254/piaz.42.2.2. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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Ložnjak Dizdar, Daria, Ivan Drnić and Petra Rajić Šikanjić. "The Prehistoric cemetery of the Dalj Group at Vukovar Lijeva Bara – cremation graves Ž27, Ž75, Ž79, Ž80, and Ž92." Prilozi Instituta za arheologiju u Zagrebu 42, no. 2 (2025): 35-79. https://doi.org/10.33254/piaz.42.2.2

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Ložnjak Dizdar, D., Drnić, I., and Rajić Šikanjić, P. (2025). 'The Prehistoric cemetery of the Dalj Group at Vukovar Lijeva Bara – cremation graves Ž27, Ž75, Ž79, Ž80, and Ž92', Prilozi Instituta za arheologiju u Zagrebu, 42(2), pp. 35-79. https://doi.org/10.33254/piaz.42.2.2

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Ložnjak Dizdar D, Drnić I, Rajić Šikanjić P. The Prehistoric cemetery of the Dalj Group at Vukovar Lijeva Bara – cremation graves Ž27, Ž75, Ž79, Ž80, and Ž92. Prilozi Instituta za arheologiju u Zagrebu [Internet]. 2025 [cited 2026 June 30];42(2):35-79. https://doi.org/10.33254/piaz.42.2.2

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D. Ložnjak Dizdar, I. Drnić and P. Rajić Šikanjić, "The Prehistoric cemetery of the Dalj Group at Vukovar Lijeva Bara – cremation graves Ž27, Ž75, Ž79, Ž80, and Ž92", Prilozi Instituta za arheologiju u Zagrebu, vol.42, no. 2, pp. 35-79, 2025. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.33254/piaz.42.2.2

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Abstract

This paper presents a bioarchaeological analysis of five cremation graves from the prehistoric cemetery of Vukovar Lijeva Bara, which belongs to the Dalj group of the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age, distributed across the Middle Danube region. The graves are dated to ceramic horizon II , or specifically to the 9th century BC, based on radiocarbon dating results for the cremated human remains. The pottery assemblages were locally produced, whereas the iron finds – a fibula, beads, and a whorl – show parallels with the eastern Carpathian Basin, the Lower Danube region, and the southeastern Balkans. Of particular note is the find of an iron double-loop fibula with a broad triangular foot from grave Ž75, featuring three knobs on the bow decorated with horizontal incisions inlaid with copper alloy. Parallels for this fibula have been recorded in the Lower Danube region; it is currently one of the earliest known iron artefacts from Dalj group sites.