The Eneolithic Cemetery in Pecica “Est” (Arad County)
The Eneolithic Cemetery in Pecica “Est” (Arad County)

Summary/Abstract: The present article consists of a brief presentation of the preventive archaeological excavationsperformed in 2015 and 2016 on the site of Pecica “Est”. The excavations have led to the uncovering of a multistratumsite with a large number of chronological horizons. The most spectacular discoveries by far belong tothe Early Eneolithic cemetery. 143 graves dated to this era were discovered over an excavated area of ca. 9100m2; these features are the topic of the present article. Through its inventory items and the manner in which thedeceased were treated the cemetery matches the other contemporary funerary discoveries from the distributionarea of the Tiszapolgár and Bodrogkeresztúr pottery types.

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