The cemetery of the Cernavodă I culture at Orlovka-Kartal
The cemetery of the Cernavodă I culture at Orlovka-Kartal
Author(s): Igor V. Bruyako, Blagoje Govedarica, Igor V. ManzuraSubject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Sociology of Culture, Prehistory
Published by: Akademija Nauka i Umjetnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
Keywords: North-West Pontic region; prehistory; prehistoric archaeology; late Eneolithic; steppe Eneolithic; Cernavodă I culture; Usatovo culture; mortuary archaeology; cemetery; burial rite;
Summary/Abstract: The article presents materials of the late Eneolithic cemetery related to the Cernavodă I culture. The cemetery is part of a very extensive archaeological complex with the name Kartal located in the vicinity of the village of Orlovka (the Reni district, the Odessa county) on the Lower Danube. About 40 late Eneolithic graves were uncovered in the cemetery for several years of excavations. The graves are represented by inhumations in oval and rectangular pits. The deceased are buried in a crouched position on the left side or on the back. Grave goods are quite rare and usually include single vessels. Burial rite in the cemetery has clear parallels in mortuary traditions of the Cernavodă I culture in the Balkans and steppe Eneolithic graves in the North-West Pontic region.
Journal: Godišnjak Centra za balkanološka ispitivanja
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 51
- Page Range: 5-34
- Page Count: 30
- Language: English
