In Search of the Origins of Early Modern Stele Cemeteries in the Podlaskie Voivodeship
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22302457 |
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| Authors | Hubert Lepionka (0000-0001-6498-6102, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Issue | 63 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-31 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Światowit (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0082-044X • E-ISSN: 2657-6031 |
| Publisher | University of Warsaw (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.31338/0082-044x.swiatowit.63.20 |
| OpenAlex | W7140304107 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The stele cemeteries from the territory of the Podlaskie Voivodeship constitute a unique funerary phenomenon of the early modern period on the borderland between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. They are characterized by upright stelae made of glacial erratic stones, accompanied in some cases by stone grave constructions. This article seeks to outline the origins of these cemeteries by analysing analogies with medieval cemeteries featuring stone enclosures, urban burial sites (Suraż, Vilnius), and the so-called stone graves from the territories of Lithuania, Belarus, and Russia. It also presents new archaeological data that suggest possible continuities and transformations in grave forms. The comparative approach adopted here situates the stele cemeteries within local funerary heritage while, at the same time, linking them to a broader circle of funerary phenomena across Eastern and North- Eastern Europe
Acheulean · Dingo · Grave goods · Period (music) · Prehistory · Rock art · Stele · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Historical and Archaeological Studies · Medieval European History and Architecture
| Highly cited | No |
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