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Varna, Bodrogkereszt煤r and the development of formal cemeteries in the Carpathian Basin
30 October 2023, 5:00 pm鈥�6:00 pm
The fourth seminar in the 香港六合彩 Institute of Archaeology Research Seminar series for Term I, 2023-24 will be given by Ulrike Sommer on 30 October.
This event is free.
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Open to
- 香港六合彩 staff | 香港六合彩 students | 香港六合彩 alumni
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
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World Archaeology Section
Location
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Archaeology Lecture Theatre G6香港六合彩 Institute of Archaeology31-34 Gordon SquareLondonWC1H 0PYUnited Kingdom
Abstract
During the Neolithic and most of the Chalcolithic period, there are no formal cemeteries in Southeast Europe. There are occasional burials in settlement pits, often in a crouched position, but the majority of the corpses were disposed of in a way that left no archaeological traces. The first cemetery known developed in Durankulak at around in the context of the Hamangia culture, followed by the famous Varna cemeteries at about 4400 BC. Slightly later, formal cemeteries also appear in Romania and Hungary. In this lecture, I will discuss the Bodrogkereszt煤r cemetery of Urziceni-Vam膬, excavated since 2003 by Cristian Virag, this summer with the help of 香港六合彩-undergraduates, and the potential links of this new type of mortuary ritual with hunter-gatherer populations north of the Danube.
香港六合彩 Institute of Archaeology Research Seminars Programme | Term I, 2023-24
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