Najstarsza faza rozwoju wczesnośredniowiecznego cmentarzyska w Kałdusie
The earliest stage of development of the early medieval cemetery at Kałdus

Author(s): Jacek Bojarski, Wojciech Chudziak
Subject(s): Archaeology, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries, 13th to 14th Centuries, 15th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Early Middle Ages; Chełmno Land; Kałdus; cemetery; inhumation; chronology; radiocarbon dates
Summary/Abstract: The subject of this article are the beginnings of the oldest early medieval necropolis located under the mountain St. Lawrence in Kałdus. Its creation coincided with the period of building the Polish state and accompanying this process Christianization, which was expressed in the eschatological dimension by inhumation. In the case of Kałdus, it was considered the earliest chamber graves, which were to initiate the development of the first necropolis, which was then used by several generations of residents resort in Culmine. Among the issues that have been given the most attention in this place, they come to the fore Two issues arise: 1) the genesis of inhumation in the Chełmno region and 2) the moment when it began to be used.

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