Skeletal Graves of Children from the Necropolis Više grobalja of ancient Viminacium
Inhumacija djece na nekropoli Više grobalja antičkog Viminacija
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The topic of this paper are the skeletal children’s
graves of the classical Viminacium necropolis
Više grobalja. A total of 2273 graves with the re mains of inhumed individuals were analysed, 639
of which (28%) belong to children up to 15 years
of age. Among the graves, group funerals of sever al deceased individuals where a child was found
buried next to one or more adults were also ana lysed. Although cremation was the only form of
burial in the first centuries AD, the children were
not incinerated, primarily due to practical rea sons; there would not be enough skeletal remains
to bury after burning, so they were inhumed. Fu nerals in grave pits or in wooden coffins are dom inant at the site. Graves made of bricks and buri als with a half of an amphora as cover are rare.
The grave inventory of the inhumed children is
uniform. Among the finds, the most dominant
are ceramic vessels (jugs, pots, bowls, cups...) and
oil-lamps. Still, ... the children’s graves differ from
those of adults regarding certain grave goods.
The objects such as bullae, polychrome beads,
various pendants, shells and snails, apart from
being specially linked with the deceased, served
the purpose of protecting the deceased against
evil spirits.
Predmet rada su grobovi inhumiranih pokojnika
dječjeg uzrasta na nekropoli Više grobalja,
antičkog Viminacija. Ukupno su analizirana
2273 groba s ostacima inhumiranih
pokojnika, od kojih 639 pojedinaca pripada
dječjem uzrastu (28%) životne dobi od novorođenčeta
do petnaeste godine. Među grobovima
su obrađene i grupne sahrane više
pokojnika u kojima je pored jedne, ili više
odraslih osoba, sahranjeno i dijete. Iako je u
prvim stoljećima kremacija bila jedini oblik
sahranjivanja, djeca nisu spaljivana, prije
svega iz praktičnih razloga, odnosno nije bilo
dovoljno koštanih ostataka koji bi se mogli
sahraniti, zato su inhumirana. Prevladavaju
sahrane slobodno ukopanih pokojnika ili u
drvenom lijesu. Grobovi s konstrukcijom od
opeke su rijetki, kao i sahrane s pokrivačem
od polovice amfore. Grobni su prilozi iz grobova
inhumirane djece jednolični. Među njima
dominiraju posude od keramike (vrč, lonac,
zdjela, pehar...) i svjetiljke. Ipak, dječji se
grobovi po pojedinim ...prilozima izdvajaju od
grobova odraslih. Predmeti kao što su bule,
raznobojne perle, različiti privjesci, školjke i
puževi, osim što su bili posebno vezani uz pokojnika,
imali su cilj štititi ga od zlih duhova.
Keywords:
children / inhumations / necropolis / grave inventory / Više grobalja / Viminacium / djeca / inhumacija / nekropola / grobni prilogSource:
Vjesnik Arheološkog muzeja u Zagrebu, 2016, 1, XLIX, 95-122Publisher:
- Zagreb : Arheološki muzej
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Археолошки институт / Institute of ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Milovanović, Bebina PY - 2016 UR - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/690 AB - The topic of this paper are the skeletal children’s graves of the classical Viminacium necropolis Više grobalja. A total of 2273 graves with the re mains of inhumed individuals were analysed, 639 of which (28%) belong to children up to 15 years of age. Among the graves, group funerals of sever al deceased individuals where a child was found buried next to one or more adults were also ana lysed. Although cremation was the only form of burial in the first centuries AD, the children were not incinerated, primarily due to practical rea sons; there would not be enough skeletal remains to bury after burning, so they were inhumed. Fu nerals in grave pits or in wooden coffins are dom inant at the site. Graves made of bricks and buri als with a half of an amphora as cover are rare. The grave inventory of the inhumed children is uniform. Among the finds, the most dominant are ceramic vessels (jugs, pots, bowls, cups...) and oil-lamps. Still, the children’s graves differ from those of adults regarding certain grave goods. The objects such as bullae, polychrome beads, various pendants, shells and snails, apart from being specially linked with the deceased, served the purpose of protecting the deceased against evil spirits. AB - Predmet rada su grobovi inhumiranih pokojnika dječjeg uzrasta na nekropoli Više grobalja, antičkog Viminacija. Ukupno su analizirana 2273 groba s ostacima inhumiranih pokojnika, od kojih 639 pojedinaca pripada dječjem uzrastu (28%) životne dobi od novorođenčeta do petnaeste godine. Među grobovima su obrađene i grupne sahrane više pokojnika u kojima je pored jedne, ili više odraslih osoba, sahranjeno i dijete. Iako je u prvim stoljećima kremacija bila jedini oblik sahranjivanja, djeca nisu spaljivana, prije svega iz praktičnih razloga, odnosno nije bilo dovoljno koštanih ostataka koji bi se mogli sahraniti, zato su inhumirana. Prevladavaju sahrane slobodno ukopanih pokojnika ili u drvenom lijesu. Grobovi s konstrukcijom od opeke su rijetki, kao i sahrane s pokrivačem od polovice amfore. Grobni su prilozi iz grobova inhumirane djece jednolični. Među njima dominiraju posude od keramike (vrč, lonac, zdjela, pehar...) i svjetiljke. Ipak, dječji se grobovi po pojedinim prilozima izdvajaju od grobova odraslih. Predmeti kao što su bule, raznobojne perle, različiti privjesci, školjke i puževi, osim što su bili posebno vezani uz pokojnika, imali su cilj štititi ga od zlih duhova. PB - Zagreb : Arheološki muzej T2 - Vjesnik Arheološkog muzeja u Zagrebu T1 - Skeletal Graves of Children from the Necropolis Više grobalja of ancient Viminacium T1 - Inhumacija djece na nekropoli Više grobalja antičkog Viminacija EP - 122 IS - XLIX SP - 95 VL - 1 DO - 10.52064/vamz ER -
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Milovanović, B.. (2016). Skeletal Graves of Children from the Necropolis Više grobalja of ancient Viminacium. in Vjesnik Arheološkog muzeja u Zagrebu Zagreb : Arheološki muzej., 1(XLIX), 95-122. https://doi.org/10.52064/vamz
Milovanović B. Skeletal Graves of Children from the Necropolis Više grobalja of ancient Viminacium. in Vjesnik Arheološkog muzeja u Zagrebu. 2016;1(XLIX):95-122. doi:10.52064/vamz .
Milovanović, Bebina, "Skeletal Graves of Children from the Necropolis Više grobalja of ancient Viminacium" in Vjesnik Arheološkog muzeja u Zagrebu, 1, no. XLIX (2016):95-122, https://doi.org/10.52064/vamz . .