Seventh–Eighth centuries Earrings Discovered in Transylvania
Seventh–Eighth centuries Earrings Discovered in Transylvania

Summary/Abstract: We discuss here 7th–8th centuries earrings discovered on the territory of Transylvania. These were identified in graves from both Avar and Avaro-Slavic biritual burial grounds as well in settlements. Most earrings were yielded by Avar graves compared to the burials from biritual cemeteries. Earrings were discovered in only five settlements in Transylvania. In Transylvania, many earring types were discovered from simple examples, ring-shaped and pointed by extremities, made in wire or round bar, to those provided with stellar pendant or the lunula pendant earrings. Almost the majority of the artefacts have parallels on the territory of the Avar Khaganate of the Carpathian Basin, yet also in the lower Danube basin area and on the territory of Bulgaria. Their presence within the graves is due, on one hand, to the fact that the deceased were buried with all their dress accessories and jewellery, including earrings, which they wore in their lifetime and on the other hand, because of the tradition to place such objects in burial features by the family of the deceased at the time of burial. The earrings here were worn by women and to a less extent by men and children.

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