КРЕМАЦИИ ОД 4 ВЕК ОД ЛОКАЛИТЕТОТ КОКОЛОВ РИД
4TH CENTURY CREMATIONS FROM THE KOKOLOV HILL SITE

Summary/Abstract: With the archaeological excavations at the site Kokolov hill in the vilage Vinichka Krshla municipality of Vinitsa in 2016, in the area east of the third and fourth tumulus eight cremation burials were discovered. According to the discovered material which mainly consists of ceramic dishes that were deposited as burial attachments and according to the coins discovered in some of them, the dating of these burials goes back to the middle of the 4th century. The burial constructions are shallow, oval and rectangular in shape, rounded with larger stones and covered with higher concentrations of stones. In the interior, which is filled with mixed soil and stone, on the cremated remains of small bones and burning there are higher concentrations of ceramic dishes whose most common forms are plates, cups, pitchers and rags. In most cases, this pottery is made of high quality gray clay, decorated with relief and printed ornaments made by embossing and engraving. These types of dishes discovered at other archaeological sites in Vinitsa region such as Vinichko Kale and Goritsa provide evidence that this group of ceramic dishes is from the time of major reforms in the Roman Empire when more political, administrative, military and economic system changes occurred. They are a compulsory grave addition to cremations, which as a local burial tradition continue to be practiced despite the official ban.

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