Two Iron Swords from the lower course of the South Morava
Аутори
Milojević, PetarFilipović, Vojislav
Остала ауторства
Govedarica, BlagojeVranić, Ivan
Kapuran, Aleksandar
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The paper analyses two iron swords that represent chance finds from the valley plains between
the present-day cities of Niš and Aleksinac, within the lower course of the South Morava river. Both
examples are well preserved double-edged swords utilised during two different periods. The first sword belongs to the collection of the Hometown Museum in Aleksinac. It was discovered during gravel extraction on the left bank of the South Morava river, between the villages of Lužane and Tešica. Without a doubt, the sword represents an early Celtic type, positioned into the LT B2/C1 period, based on existing analogies, or the end of the 4th and the beginning of the 3rd century BC. The other sword comes from the collection of the National Museum in Niš, where it was stored as a chance find from the village of Draževac. For years, the sword has been interpreted as a Late La Téne example. An audit analysis has shown that this sword, a long-term exhibition piece of the prehistoric collection, in f...act, represents a solidly preserved Roman spatha. In conclusion, several military campaigns across the territory of the Central Balkans, along with their archaeological records, are analysed, in order to provide a comparison with the Celtic campaigns towards the southern Balkans in 279 BC, and provide a possible interpretation for the uncommon location of the sword.
Кључне речи:
LT B2/C1 / Spatha / military campaign / Central Balkans / historical sourcesИзвор:
A Step into the Past Approaches to Identity, Communications and Material Culture in South-Eastern European Archaeology, 2023, 111-122Издавач:
- Belgrade : Institute of Archaeology
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Археолошки институт / Institute of ArchaeologyTY - CHAP AU - Milojević, Petar AU - Filipović, Vojislav PY - 2023 UR - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1436 AB - The paper analyses two iron swords that represent chance finds from the valley plains between the present-day cities of Niš and Aleksinac, within the lower course of the South Morava river. Both examples are well preserved double-edged swords utilised during two different periods. The first sword belongs to the collection of the Hometown Museum in Aleksinac. It was discovered during gravel extraction on the left bank of the South Morava river, between the villages of Lužane and Tešica. Without a doubt, the sword represents an early Celtic type, positioned into the LT B2/C1 period, based on existing analogies, or the end of the 4th and the beginning of the 3rd century BC. The other sword comes from the collection of the National Museum in Niš, where it was stored as a chance find from the village of Draževac. For years, the sword has been interpreted as a Late La Téne example. An audit analysis has shown that this sword, a long-term exhibition piece of the prehistoric collection, in fact, represents a solidly preserved Roman spatha. In conclusion, several military campaigns across the territory of the Central Balkans, along with their archaeological records, are analysed, in order to provide a comparison with the Celtic campaigns towards the southern Balkans in 279 BC, and provide a possible interpretation for the uncommon location of the sword. PB - Belgrade : Institute of Archaeology T2 - A Step into the Past Approaches to Identity, Communications and Material Culture in South-Eastern European Archaeology T1 - Two Iron Swords from the lower course of the South Morava EP - 122 SP - 111 DO - 10.18485/arhe_step2past.2023.ch11 ER -
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Milojević, P.,& Filipović, V.. (2023). Two Iron Swords from the lower course of the South Morava. in A Step into the Past Approaches to Identity, Communications and Material Culture in South-Eastern European Archaeology Belgrade : Institute of Archaeology., 111-122. https://doi.org/10.18485/arhe_step2past.2023.ch11
Milojević P, Filipović V. Two Iron Swords from the lower course of the South Morava. in A Step into the Past Approaches to Identity, Communications and Material Culture in South-Eastern European Archaeology. 2023;:111-122. doi:10.18485/arhe_step2past.2023.ch11 .
Milojević, Petar, Filipović, Vojislav, "Two Iron Swords from the lower course of the South Morava" in A Step into the Past Approaches to Identity, Communications and Material Culture in South-Eastern European Archaeology (2023):111-122, https://doi.org/10.18485/arhe_step2past.2023.ch11 . .