New Dates from Zvejnieki Burial Ground Graves with Anthropomorphic and Zoomorphic Figurines
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7536695 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ilga Zagorska (0000-0001-7868-7998, University of Latvia, corresponding author), John Meadows (0000-0002-4346-5591), Marius Iršėnas (0000-0003-2875-7374, Vilnius Academy of Arts) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Pages | 100-124 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeologia BALTICA (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1392-5520 • E-ISSN: 2351-6534 |
| Publisher | Klaipeda University Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15181/ab.v25i0.1833 |
| OpenAlex | W2903251062 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 3 |
This article discusses the imagery of anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figurines which accompanied eleven burials in the Stone Age cemetery at Zvejnieki, Latvia. These burials date to the sixth, fifth and early-mid fourth millennia cal BC, according to radiocarbon dates of human remains from ten of the eleven burials, three of which were dated for this paper. The figurines are considered in terms of their characteristic formal qualities and their position within graves. Parallels are drawn with similar finds from elsewhere in the Baltic region. The imagery employed appears to be based on observations of nature, the fishing and hunting lifeways of these communities, and their beliefs concerning life after death, which were not apparently affected by the transitions from Mesolithic to Neolithic, and between Early Neolithic Narva culture and Middle Neolithic Typical Comb Ware Culture
Ancient history · Archaeology · Beaker · Geography · Mesolithic · Radiocarbon dating · Stone Age · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |