Lokalizacja cmentarzysk wczesnośredniowiecznych na terenie Pomorza Zachodniego. Analiza topograficzna
Location of the cemeteries in West Pomerania in the XI-XIII century. Topographic analysis

Summary/Abstract: While describing the location of Slavic cemeteries, three main aspects should be taken into consideration: the location in relation to places of worship, to human settlements, and to the Christian churches. Neither archaeological excavation nor written sources have confirmed the existence of any burials in the vicinities of cult and worship places. The archaeological research based on some of the settlements suggests that the distance between a cemetery and an establishment was not less than a dozen meters to three kilometers. Although necropolises were not located within the borders of towns or settlements, they were often adjacent, thus emphasizing the fact that they were not territorially autonomic. With the reception of Christianity, the location of new sepulchral places changed and now adjoined the churches. Consequently, the old burial grounds were gradually abandoned. Nevertheless, the rural communities retained the non-church necropolises and continued to bury their dead there.

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