Inhumation versus cremation in Transylvanian Neolithic and Eneolithic
Inhumation versus cremation in Transylvanian Neolithic and Eneolithic
Author(s): Mihai Gligor, Sanda Băcueţ CrişanSubject(s): History, Archaeology, Ancient World
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: Neolithic; Eneolithic; Transylvania; mortuary practices; inhumation; cremation; usual-unusual burials;
Summary/Abstract: The current paper aims to present and discuss a series of funerary discoveries which indicate specific mortuary practices by the communities of the Transylvanian Neolithic and Eneolithic, both older and more recent. A special attention was given to the cremation rite, still considered an unusual practice for the period and area under research. We believe that these new funerary discoveries confirm the practice of cremation of the N-W Romanian Neolithic communities.
Journal: Studia Antiqua et Archaeologica
- Issue Year: 20/2014
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 37-67
- Page Count: 31
- Language: English