THE “HOUSE OF THE D EAD” FROM C HODLIK, KARCZMISKA COUNTY, LUBLIN PROVINCE. A CONTRIBUTION TO STUDIES OF THE ALT KÄBELICH TYPE OF GRAVES Cover Image

"Dom zmarłych” z Chodlika, gm. Karczmiska, woj. lubelskie. przyczynek do studiów nad grobami typu alt käbelich
THE “HOUSE OF THE D EAD” FROM C HODLIK, KARCZMISKA COUNTY, LUBLIN PROVINCE. A CONTRIBUTION TO STUDIES OF THE ALT KÄBELICH TYPE OF GRAVES

Author(s): Łukasz Miechowicz, Joanna Piątkowska-Małecka, Łukasz Maurycy Stanaszek, Jakub Stępnik
Subject(s): History, Archaeology
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: archaeology; Slavs; the early Middle Ages; burial rites; Alt Käbelich.

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of archaeological research into an Alt Käbelich-type grave discovered in Chodlik, Karczmiska county, Lublin province. The pit contained layer burials of five individuals. The bone material included also horse remains. Other archaeological material contained fragments of clay utensils as well as pieces of metal and bone artefacts destroyed in fire. On the basis of 3D documentation, at attempt has been made to reconstruct the object by means of digital technology. The Chodlik discovery is a ontribution to the research into the occurrence of the Alt Käbelich type of graves and the concept of the so-called “house of the dead” in the Western Slavic Dominion.

  • Issue Year: 63/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 153-178
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish