Naslov
Neolithic Mortuary Ritual at Grapčeva Cave (Croatia)

Autori
Forenbaher, Stašo ; Kaiser, Timothy ; Frame, Sheelagh ; Borojević, Ksenija

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Abstracts of the Society for American Archaeology 74th Annual Meeting, April 21-26, 2009 - Atlanta, Georgia / - Washington (MD) : Society for American Archaeology, 2009, 121-121

Skup
Society for American Archaeology 74th Annual Meeting

Mjesto i datum
Atlanta (GA), Sjedinjene Američke Države; Gruzija, 21.04.2009. - 26.04.2009

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Adriatic; Neolithic; cave; mortuary ritual

Sažetak
Recent excavations at Grapčeva Cave, a major Eastern Adriatic Neolithic site, yielded ample evidence of ritual activity during the 5th millennium B.C. Structured deposits in the main interior chamber contained extremely high frequencies of artifacts, richly decorated pottery, a faunal assemblage indicating feasting, as well as scattered human remains. We argue that Grapčeva was a mortuary ritual site, where feasting, offering to transcendental powers, and secondary burial were taking place. The cave may have served as a place where memories were produced and maintained at a time when group history and genealogy were gaining importance.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija, Etnologija i antropologija

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