Necropolis under a tumulus at Veprčani: Representative case of using sacred places during several periods in the past
Abstract
Six Late Roman graves and one prehistoric burial have been discovered under a
tumulus in the course of investigations. The tumulus is around 11meters in
diameter and around 1 meter high and is situated at Veprčani, in the
mountainous area of Mariovo in south Macedonia. The graves mostly contained
cists of broken stones or slabs covered with stone slabs, one grave was
carved into the rock and one consisted of a dislocated grave association. One
prehistoric burial containing the remains of a cremated individual and grave
goods was encountered under a small stone mound to the south of tumulus.
Regarding the grave goods, mortuary practice and funerary rituals of the
original tumulus as well as the prehistoric burials, and material from the
mound have been dated to the Ha A period, while the antique graves were dated
to the 3rd-4th century.
Keywords:
tumulus / Mariovo / south Macedonia / Late Roman necropolis / prehistoric burials / transition period from the Bronze to the Iron AgeSource:
Starinar, 2016, 66, 27-57Publisher:
- Arheološki institut, Beograd
Funding / projects:
Institution/Community
Археолошки институт / Institute of ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Mitkoski, Aleksandar AU - Bulatović, Aleksandar AU - Mikić, Ilija PY - 2016 UR - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/243 AB - Six Late Roman graves and one prehistoric burial have been discovered under a tumulus in the course of investigations. The tumulus is around 11meters in diameter and around 1 meter high and is situated at Veprčani, in the mountainous area of Mariovo in south Macedonia. The graves mostly contained cists of broken stones or slabs covered with stone slabs, one grave was carved into the rock and one consisted of a dislocated grave association. One prehistoric burial containing the remains of a cremated individual and grave goods was encountered under a small stone mound to the south of tumulus. Regarding the grave goods, mortuary practice and funerary rituals of the original tumulus as well as the prehistoric burials, and material from the mound have been dated to the Ha A period, while the antique graves were dated to the 3rd-4th century. PB - Arheološki institut, Beograd T2 - Starinar T1 - Necropolis under a tumulus at Veprčani: Representative case of using sacred places during several periods in the past EP - 57 IS - 66 SP - 27 DO - 10.2298/STA1666027M ER -
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Mitkoski, A., Bulatović, A.,& Mikić, I.. (2016). Necropolis under a tumulus at Veprčani: Representative case of using sacred places during several periods in the past. in Starinar Arheološki institut, Beograd.(66), 27-57. https://doi.org/10.2298/STA1666027M
Mitkoski A, Bulatović A, Mikić I. Necropolis under a tumulus at Veprčani: Representative case of using sacred places during several periods in the past. in Starinar. 2016;(66):27-57. doi:10.2298/STA1666027M .
Mitkoski, Aleksandar, Bulatović, Aleksandar, Mikić, Ilija, "Necropolis under a tumulus at Veprčani: Representative case of using sacred places during several periods in the past" in Starinar, no. 66 (2016):27-57, https://doi.org/10.2298/STA1666027M . .