A child, twelve goats, three sheep, a cow, and a horse: An unusual grave from the Late Eneolithic in Brno-Slatina (South Moravia, Czech Republic)
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| Year of publication | 2025 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | ARCHEOLOGICKE ROZHLEDY |
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| Doi | https://doi.org/10.35686/AR.2025.266 |
| Keywords | burial; child; secondary mortuary practices; Late Eneolithic; burial; child; zooarchaeology; secondary mortuary practices |
| Description | The discovery of achild burial in Brno-Slatina containing both complete and disarticulated animal remains represents aunique funerary practice with no direct analogies. The grave was located near aprominent limestone crag; it had been secondarily opened, and no grave goods were found. Based on radiocarbon dating, its chronology corresponds to the Late Eneolithic. In addition to anthropological, zooarchaeo-logical, and taphonomic analyses, the find was assessed within the larger spatial context of the Morava River basin, where new, specific settlement patterns, diverse burial practices, and three distinct pottery styles (Jevisovice, Bosaca, and Globular Amphora) emerged. In abroader sense, these burial practices can be interpreted as areflection of the growing presence of steppe populations who came into contact with indigenous Neolithic societies. |
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