DACIAN FUNERARY FINDINGS (2ND-1ST C. BC) FROM FLOREȘTI, MEHEDINȚI COUNTY
DACIAN FUNERARY FINDINGS (2ND-1ST C. BC) FROM FLOREȘTI, MEHEDINȚI COUNTY

Summary/Abstract: Two of the five complexes with grave goods found contained incinerated bones, most probably human, while some of the graves contained also wood charcoal.The archaeologists recovered a rich and varied inventory that consists, almost in its entirety, of weaponry and fighting gear: three daggers of the sica type and an iron sica scabbard, three swords and one sword scabbard, three lance heads and one shaft, three shield umbos and one bit. One may notice that there are three items of sica daggers, lances and shields. All pieces had strong traces of burning and deterioration (bending or fragmenting), which points out an obvious ritualistic intention. The clothing accessories are scarce: two iron bracelets in a complex, a bronze plate item in another, and a bronze fibula found near a complex.We could state that the recovered inventory is specific to warriors, one of them being a rider. It is worth mentioning that only a small part of the complexes of the area has been surveyed. The ensemble of rituals and inventory leads us to the conclusion that the dead were, most probably, Dacian warriors.

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