Naslov
Pigs in Eneolithic burial practices

Autori
Pasarić, Maja ; Balen Jacqueline

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

Izvornik
Death and Animals from Prehistory to Middle Ages / - Alba Iulia, 2015, 41-41

Skup
International Symposium on Funerary Anthropology "Homines, Funera, Astra". Death and Animals from Prehistory to Middle Ages.

Mjesto i datum
Alba Iulia, Rumunjska, 18.10.2015. - 21.10.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
pigs; burial practices; Eneolithic; Eastern Croatia

Sažetak
During the Neolithic and Eneolithic periods pigs frequently occur in different types of deposits found across Central Europe. In the context of the Eneolithic period in Croatia pigs were unearthed in pits, usually complete or almost complete, buried alone or together with humans. Especially interesting is the burial of a man accompanied by two pigs from the site of Đakovo-Franjevac in Eastern Croatia, attributed to the Kostolac culture (Balen, 2011.) This paper will address possible interpretations of such finds by looking at their contextual settings, cultural affiliations, bioarchaeological data, as well as archaeological and ethnographical analogies. Investigation of ethnographical, folkloristic and historical sources often demonstrates how humans have negotiated similar relations with particular animal species in different cultural contexts. They frequently reveal significant symbolic roles pigs have played in human societies, as evident from various customary practices and narratives, but also diverse and ambivalent attitudes people expressed towards them. Such data can be useful for prompting various questions about the burials discussed ; can they be related to certain ritual practices and what roles could pigs have possible played.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija, Etnologija i antropologija

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