The hill fort at Pružina is located on the site called Mesciská which consists of two parts in th... more The hill fort at Pružina is located on the site called Mesciská which consists of two parts in the literature referred to as a hill fort I and II (or Mesciská I and II). Smaller fortification (II) has an area of 0.45 hectares and larger fortification (I) covers an area of 1.8 hectares. Both sites are fortified by a rampart which is located mostly in places that are difficult to defend (Fig. 2, 3). Ramparts are interrupted at certain segments. These are testimony of the existence of certain gateways and others are evidence of the later activities (e.g. forestry works). Ramparts are found mainly in places that are most difficult to defend. In the southern part of both hill forts the defensive fortifications are reinforced by a moat (Fig. 4). We should not rule out the existence of a palisade around the entire site. The space between the two hill forts was also fortified although the fortification has been preserved only in the form of rampart remnants on the southern side. On the site a geophysical survey identified a number of settlement features. The smaller fortification (hill fort II) was populated more densely and In larger one (hill fort I), geophysical survey indicated smaller number of features which therefore we can suppose its main function was refuge which offered a temporary protection in turbulent times (Fig. 7, 8). Dating of both sites deduced from the findings that an important hoard of 94 iron items can be placed in the second half of the 9th century (Fig. 1). The hill fort however also discovers some ceramic material from the period of Puchov culture and Slavic ceramics. We can now assume it was settled in various periods of history. Several archaeological sites are known from the surroundings of the hill fort and the village of Pružina. However the major importance are especially its nearby sites in the locations called Svinské chlievy and on the mountain tops of hills Stráž and Michalová. These are situated on strategic locations similar to hill forts of Pružina- Mesciská. We should not rule out the possibility of an ancient communication in this area and connecting it to the region of central Považie with Rajec basin.
This article is analysing selected aspects of burial rite on archaeological sites with documented... more This article is analysing selected aspects of burial rite on archaeological sites with documented presence
of Langobards. Geographical setting is the area of Middle Danube, chronological span from the end of the 5th
century AD to the middle of the 6th century AD. From the pool of all known sites, three representative ones were
chosen: Maria Ponsee, Szentendre and Kajdacs. Each of these represents separate phase of Langobardic occupancy
of the Middle Danube area. Each burial ground was analysed using ArcGIS program with particular attention
towards attributes of burial pits and layout of the deepest and the shallowest graves within a given burial ground.
Results were used for interpretation of various means of inhumation, thus giving us basis for reconstructing social
structure of Langobardic society.
ZBORNÍK SLOVENSKÉHO NÁRODNÉHO MÚZEA CVII – 2013 ARCHEOLÓGIA 23, 237- 244 , 2013
On social questions of Lombard burial grounds on selected sites in the Middle Danube region. The
... more On social questions of Lombard burial grounds on selected sites in the Middle Danube region. The
aim of the paper is to analyse the society which buried the dead on row burial grounds in the Middle Danube Region
from the end of the 5th century to the 2nd half of the 6th century AD. According to literary sources, this territory was
prevailingly inhabited by the tribe of the Lombards, whose migration is divided into three settlement phases. The database
created from the analysed finding conditions on the burial grounds of Maria Ponsee, Szentendre and Kajdacs
was analysed in the ArcGIS programme using the ArcMap utility. Following the results we tried to draw conclusions
about structure and social differentiation of the Lombard society. The interpretation of archaeological sources was
also compared to literary sources.
The hill fort at Pružina is located on the site called Mesciská which consists of two parts in th... more The hill fort at Pružina is located on the site called Mesciská which consists of two parts in the literature referred to as a hill fort I and II (or Mesciská I and II). Smaller fortification (II) has an area of 0.45 hectares and larger fortification (I) covers an area of 1.8 hectares. Both sites are fortified by a rampart which is located mostly in places that are difficult to defend (Fig. 2, 3). Ramparts are interrupted at certain segments. These are testimony of the existence of certain gateways and others are evidence of the later activities (e.g. forestry works). Ramparts are found mainly in places that are most difficult to defend. In the southern part of both hill forts the defensive fortifications are reinforced by a moat (Fig. 4). We should not rule out the existence of a palisade around the entire site. The space between the two hill forts was also fortified although the fortification has been preserved only in the form of rampart remnants on the southern side. On the site a geophysical survey identified a number of settlement features. The smaller fortification (hill fort II) was populated more densely and In larger one (hill fort I), geophysical survey indicated smaller number of features which therefore we can suppose its main function was refuge which offered a temporary protection in turbulent times (Fig. 7, 8). Dating of both sites deduced from the findings that an important hoard of 94 iron items can be placed in the second half of the 9th century (Fig. 1). The hill fort however also discovers some ceramic material from the period of Puchov culture and Slavic ceramics. We can now assume it was settled in various periods of history. Several archaeological sites are known from the surroundings of the hill fort and the village of Pružina. However the major importance are especially its nearby sites in the locations called Svinské chlievy and on the mountain tops of hills Stráž and Michalová. These are situated on strategic locations similar to hill forts of Pružina- Mesciská. We should not rule out the possibility of an ancient communication in this area and connecting it to the region of central Považie with Rajec basin.
This article is analysing selected aspects of burial rite on archaeological sites with documented... more This article is analysing selected aspects of burial rite on archaeological sites with documented presence
of Langobards. Geographical setting is the area of Middle Danube, chronological span from the end of the 5th
century AD to the middle of the 6th century AD. From the pool of all known sites, three representative ones were
chosen: Maria Ponsee, Szentendre and Kajdacs. Each of these represents separate phase of Langobardic occupancy
of the Middle Danube area. Each burial ground was analysed using ArcGIS program with particular attention
towards attributes of burial pits and layout of the deepest and the shallowest graves within a given burial ground.
Results were used for interpretation of various means of inhumation, thus giving us basis for reconstructing social
structure of Langobardic society.
ZBORNÍK SLOVENSKÉHO NÁRODNÉHO MÚZEA CVII – 2013 ARCHEOLÓGIA 23, 237- 244 , 2013
On social questions of Lombard burial grounds on selected sites in the Middle Danube region. The
... more On social questions of Lombard burial grounds on selected sites in the Middle Danube region. The
aim of the paper is to analyse the society which buried the dead on row burial grounds in the Middle Danube Region
from the end of the 5th century to the 2nd half of the 6th century AD. According to literary sources, this territory was
prevailingly inhabited by the tribe of the Lombards, whose migration is divided into three settlement phases. The database
created from the analysed finding conditions on the burial grounds of Maria Ponsee, Szentendre and Kajdacs
was analysed in the ArcGIS programme using the ArcMap utility. Following the results we tried to draw conclusions
about structure and social differentiation of the Lombard society. The interpretation of archaeological sources was
also compared to literary sources.
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These are testimony of the existence of certain gateways and others are evidence of the later activities (e.g. forestry works). Ramparts are found mainly in places that are most difficult to defend. In the southern part of both hill forts the defensive fortifications are reinforced by a moat (Fig. 4). We should not rule out the existence of a palisade around the entire site. The space between the two hill forts was also fortified although the fortification has been preserved only in the form of rampart remnants on the southern side. On the site a geophysical survey identified a number of settlement features. The smaller fortification (hill fort II) was populated more densely and In larger one (hill fort I), geophysical survey indicated smaller number of features which therefore we can suppose its main function was refuge which offered a temporary protection in turbulent times (Fig. 7, 8).
Dating of both sites deduced from the findings that an important hoard of 94 iron items can be placed in the second half of the 9th century (Fig. 1). The hill fort however also discovers some ceramic material from the period of Puchov culture and Slavic ceramics. We can now assume it was settled in various periods of history.
Several archaeological sites are known from the surroundings of the hill fort and the village of Pružina. However the major importance are especially its nearby
sites in the locations called Svinské chlievy and on the mountain tops of hills Stráž and Michalová. These are situated on strategic locations similar to hill forts of Pružina-
Mesciská. We should not rule out the possibility of an ancient communication in this area and connecting it to the region of central Považie with Rajec basin.
of Langobards. Geographical setting is the area of Middle Danube, chronological span from the end of the 5th
century AD to the middle of the 6th century AD. From the pool of all known sites, three representative ones were
chosen: Maria Ponsee, Szentendre and Kajdacs. Each of these represents separate phase of Langobardic occupancy
of the Middle Danube area. Each burial ground was analysed using ArcGIS program with particular attention
towards attributes of burial pits and layout of the deepest and the shallowest graves within a given burial ground.
Results were used for interpretation of various means of inhumation, thus giving us basis for reconstructing social
structure of Langobardic society.
aim of the paper is to analyse the society which buried the dead on row burial grounds in the Middle Danube Region
from the end of the 5th century to the 2nd half of the 6th century AD. According to literary sources, this territory was
prevailingly inhabited by the tribe of the Lombards, whose migration is divided into three settlement phases. The database
created from the analysed finding conditions on the burial grounds of Maria Ponsee, Szentendre and Kajdacs
was analysed in the ArcGIS programme using the ArcMap utility. Following the results we tried to draw conclusions
about structure and social differentiation of the Lombard society. The interpretation of archaeological sources was
also compared to literary sources.
These are testimony of the existence of certain gateways and others are evidence of the later activities (e.g. forestry works). Ramparts are found mainly in places that are most difficult to defend. In the southern part of both hill forts the defensive fortifications are reinforced by a moat (Fig. 4). We should not rule out the existence of a palisade around the entire site. The space between the two hill forts was also fortified although the fortification has been preserved only in the form of rampart remnants on the southern side. On the site a geophysical survey identified a number of settlement features. The smaller fortification (hill fort II) was populated more densely and In larger one (hill fort I), geophysical survey indicated smaller number of features which therefore we can suppose its main function was refuge which offered a temporary protection in turbulent times (Fig. 7, 8).
Dating of both sites deduced from the findings that an important hoard of 94 iron items can be placed in the second half of the 9th century (Fig. 1). The hill fort however also discovers some ceramic material from the period of Puchov culture and Slavic ceramics. We can now assume it was settled in various periods of history.
Several archaeological sites are known from the surroundings of the hill fort and the village of Pružina. However the major importance are especially its nearby
sites in the locations called Svinské chlievy and on the mountain tops of hills Stráž and Michalová. These are situated on strategic locations similar to hill forts of Pružina-
Mesciská. We should not rule out the possibility of an ancient communication in this area and connecting it to the region of central Považie with Rajec basin.
of Langobards. Geographical setting is the area of Middle Danube, chronological span from the end of the 5th
century AD to the middle of the 6th century AD. From the pool of all known sites, three representative ones were
chosen: Maria Ponsee, Szentendre and Kajdacs. Each of these represents separate phase of Langobardic occupancy
of the Middle Danube area. Each burial ground was analysed using ArcGIS program with particular attention
towards attributes of burial pits and layout of the deepest and the shallowest graves within a given burial ground.
Results were used for interpretation of various means of inhumation, thus giving us basis for reconstructing social
structure of Langobardic society.
aim of the paper is to analyse the society which buried the dead on row burial grounds in the Middle Danube Region
from the end of the 5th century to the 2nd half of the 6th century AD. According to literary sources, this territory was
prevailingly inhabited by the tribe of the Lombards, whose migration is divided into three settlement phases. The database
created from the analysed finding conditions on the burial grounds of Maria Ponsee, Szentendre and Kajdacs
was analysed in the ArcGIS programme using the ArcMap utility. Following the results we tried to draw conclusions
about structure and social differentiation of the Lombard society. The interpretation of archaeological sources was
also compared to literary sources.