Early Phase of Lusatian Culture barrow burial ground in Lower Silesia at Mikowice, Opole Voivodship site 1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3437613 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elżbieta Kłosińska, Elżbieta Małgorzata Kłosińska (0000-0002-5050-8676, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 248 |
| Pages | 651-661 |
| Publication date | 1991-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00080285 |
| OpenAlex | W2467351752 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
To the west of the village of Mikowice (which lies 40 krn southeast of Wrocław) inside a large wooded tract on an extensive kame plateau a dozen or so barrow fields were discovered (FIGURE 1) in the 1920s-30s. The two largest burial grounds (the 'western' and 'eastern' fields) comprise some 3 to 4 score tumuli (FIGURE 2) .The 'western' burial ground has for many years attracted the attention of archaeologists. Following a meticulous recording and preparation of a contour plan of the site between 1926 and 1934 (Hellmich 1938: 226-28), 11 features were excavated under the supervision of L.F. Zotz, G. Raschke, K. Tackenberg and K. Petersen of Breslau (modern Wroclaw) (Zotz 1930: 81-4; 1934: 108-12). The excavations had a rescue character as intensive extraction in adjacent sand pits was seriously damaging the cemetery, having reduced the surviving number of barrows to 24
Ancient history · Archaeology · Character (mathematics) · Excavation · Geography · Plateau (mathematics) · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Archaeological Research and Protection · Geology · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
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| Citation span | 1993 - 2021 (29) |
| Highly cited | No |