Early Chariots and Religion in South-East Europe and the Aegean During the Bronze Age

A Reappraisal of the Dupljaja Chariot in Context

Dados Bibliográficos

ID7988706
AutoresBarry Molloy (0000-0002-2493-8859, University College Dublin, autor correspondente), Silvia Amicone (0000-0001-8237-7044, University of Tübingen), Jugoslav Pendić (0000-0001-9721-9209), Dragan Jovanović (0000-0002-2716-481X, National Library of Serbia), Jovan Mitrović (National Library of Serbia)
Ano2023
Volume27
Fascículo2
Páginas149-169
Data de publicação2023-12-04
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEuropean Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1461-9571 • E-ISSN: 1741-2722
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/eaa.2023.39
OpenAlexW4389311414
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas21

The iconic Dupljaja chariot model from the Carpathian Basin informs us on cosmologies and technologies of Bronze Age societies in Europe between 1600 and 1200 BC. It communicates key elements of religious imagery and ritual practice alongside technical features of working chariots. Through a detailed reappraisal employing use-wear, compositional, and iconographic analyses as well as 3D modelling of the chariot model, the authors explore the social context of its creation and use. Integrating functional wheels with four spokes and iconographic depictions of the similar cross-in-circle symbol, the Dupljaja chariot combines and cross-references motifs with pan-European relevance in the Bronze Age. The study aims to better understand the interplay between the local and regional context of the Dupljaja chariot and how its distinct features arose from the material and ideological networks defining later Bronze Age Europe

Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze · Bronze Age · Chalcolithic · Chariot · Context (archaeology · Geography · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History