Concentration of Authority and Power in East Lithuania, Between Tauragnas Lake and the Middle Reaches of the Žeimena River, During the Migration Period

Bliujienė, Audronė; Steponaitis, Valdas; Šatavičius, Egidijus; Grižas, Gytis

doi:10.3176/arch.2017.2.02

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“…3rd-4th centuries AD), but cremation came into dominance since the late 4th-5th century AD, Human Bone 14 C Dates from Lithuanian Cemeteries 413 according to the current model (Kurila 2016). A dense concentration of barrow cemeteries spanning some 60 km from N to S caught the attention of researchers because of the burials that display attributes of military elites or contain prestigious non-local items (Bliujienė and Curta 2011;Bliujienė et al 2017a). Most of the sites discussed further in the text lie within this concentration.…”

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New Human Bone Radiocarbon Dates From the Roman Period–migration Period Lithuanian Cemeteries

Kurila

Piličiauskienė²,

Simčenka³

et al. 2023

Radiocarbon

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A set (n = 37) of new human bone radiocarbon accelerator mass spectrometry (14C AMS) dates from 11 Lithuanian Late Roman Period–Migration Period cemeteries is presented and discussed in the light of the established schemes of archaeological chronology. The focus of the paper is on the burials of the military and social elite, which indicate the emergence of new cultural traditions in E–S and W–Central Lithuania or the immigration that took place during this time. The 14C dates allow us to suggest corrections to the dominant chronological pattern of cultural development in the region.

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Section: Description Of the Cemeteriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

New Human Bone Radiocarbon Dates From the Roman Period–migration Period Lithuanian Cemeteries

Kurila

Piličiauskienė²,

Simčenka³

et al. 2023

Radiocarbon

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“…Kitas svarbus teiginys -degintinių kapų ankstinimas nekeičia kremacijos įsivyravimo sąsajų su karių kapų chronologiniu horizontu (Vaitkevičius 2005a;2005b;Bliujienė 2006;Kurila 2016, 199-201;Bliujienė et al 2017), tačiau keičia paties horizonto datavimą. Dalis tiek griautinių (Maisiejūnų-Surgantiškių pilk.…”

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“…Regionas, nusidriekęs nuo Meros vidurupio palei Žeimenos kairįjį krantą iki Tauragno ežero, išsiskiria tankia pilkapynų koncentracija bei ypatinga nevietinės kilmės prestižinių dirbinių sklaida 2016, 199-201;Bliujienė et al 2017), tai rodo intensyvius kontaktus ir socialinių procesų dinamiką, tad spartus kremacijos paplitimas nekelia nuostabos. Vos apie 50 km ilgio ruože, jungiamame komunikacijos vandens telkiniais linijų, tam ir nereikėjo didelių migracijų, pakako neuždarų, gamtinių barjerų neizoliuotų bendruomenių, lokalaus žmonių judėjimo bei juos vienijančios bendros ideologijos ir kultūros.…”

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Mirusiųjų Deginimo Papročio Plitimas Rytų Lietuvoje: Naujas Chronologinis Modelis, Paremtas Radiokarboninio Datavimo Duomenimis

Kurila

2022

Lietuvos Archeologija

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The article discusses the model of the spread of cremation in the East Lithuanian barrow culture based on the data of radiocarbon dating. It proposes a review of the model established in literature that a wave of cremation spread from the south of the region to the north between the late 4th century AD and of the early 6th century AD. The stage of the earliest cremations can be dated to 248–335 cal AD, and the stage of the latest inhumations to 420–556 cal AD. This suggests that both inhumation and cremation were practised in Eastern Lithuania for about two centuries from the Late Roman period to the Late Migration period. The hypothesis that the practice of cremation spread from south to north is being corrected rather than refuted. While this process was quite sudden, it was due to the spread of a new tradition alongside the old rather than a wave of change regarding burial rites. Cremation spread early (c. 250–400 cal AD) in the northern part of the region and was an established practice alongside inhumation. The practice of cremation probably became prevalent earlier in Southeastern Lithuania. These processes are synchronous with the emergence of the horizon of the burials of chieftains and warriors in Eastern Lithuania, but the determination of an earlier date for this horizon provides grounds for new discussions about its historical, cultural, and social background. Keywords: radiocarbon dating, East Lithuanian barrows, burial customs, inhumation, cremation.

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“…Taf. 261, 64.31); 6 -Taurapilis (Bliujienė et al, 2017. Fig. 3, 8); 7 -Sudota I (Bliujienė et al, 2017.…”

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Zoomorphic and annthropomorphic buckles and contacts of Eastern Baltic region with the Byzantine Empire in the Great Migration period

Kazanski¹

2018

AN IHMC RAS

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Concentration of Authority and Power in East Lithuania, Between Tauragnas Lake and the Middle Reaches of the Žeimena River, During the Migration Period

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New Human Bone Radiocarbon Dates From the Roman Period–migration Period Lithuanian Cemeteries

New Human Bone Radiocarbon Dates From the Roman Period–migration Period Lithuanian Cemeteries

Mirusiųjų Deginimo Papročio Plitimas Rytų Lietuvoje: Naujas Chronologinis Modelis, Paremtas Radiokarboninio Datavimo Duomenimis

Zoomorphic and annthropomorphic buckles and contacts of Eastern Baltic region with the Byzantine Empire in the Great Migration period

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