Naslov
The identity of the community and the identity of the individual. The burial of the deceased within the settlement in the Middle Ages in Northern Croatia

Autori
Krznar, Siniša ; Tkalčec, Tatjana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Religion, cults & rituals in the medieval rural environment / Bis-Worch, C. ; Theune, C. - Leiden : Sidestone Press, 2017, 253-261

ISBN
978-90-8890-486-8

Skup
Ruralia XI - Religion, cults & rituals in the medieval rural environment

Mjesto i datum
Clervaux, Luksemburg, 07.09.2015. - 13.09.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Unusual burials, cemetery, medieval northern Croatia

Sažetak
Burying the deceased within the settlement area but outside of consecrated ground of the cemetery that belonged to the community was considered as unusual throughout the Middle Ages. A relatively small number of burials within settlements were found in Northern Croatia. There are burials of three men, two very small children (a foetus and a new-born), and one individual of unknown sex and age. The burials of two men can be dated to the 8th century, one to the 14th century, a foetus to the second half of the 14th century and the new-born in a pot to the period from the 15th – 17th century. This paper presents possible interpretations of these unusual burials that occur within the settlement but outside of regular cemeteries. Although there a number of interpretations offered by Western and Central European archaeologists for such burials during the early Middle Ages, they emphasise the need for a special consideration of similar cases in subsequent periods when Christianity was fully established. Some historical sources testify to cases of hidden burials of small children within the settlement or settlement structures – in such cases it usually occurred because of infanticide, but for other age categories these historical sources mostly remain silent. Archaeology may provide a large contribution by defining whether the burial took place within the village on a private household plot or on the communal village property. Only within the well-known archaeological context can we discuss with more certainty specific relationships between the particular identity of the deceased and community identity.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija

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