Opening of Graves in the Cemetery of the Wielbark Culture in Kowalewko. A Preliminary Analysis

The paper discusses a practice of opening of graves which were recorded in the Wielbark Culture cemetery in Kowalewko. Proposals of interpretation which have been suggested so far were discussed and a new approach to the issue was put forward. It was debated to what extent archaeology would be able...

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Published in:	Fasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae
Main Author:	Kalina Skóra
Format:	Article
Language:	German
Published:	Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences 2017-11-01
Subjects:	Roman Period Wielbark culture grave opening „robbery” of cemeteries atypical burials fear of the dead
Online Access:	https://journals.iaepan.pl/fah/article/view/2093

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