Open AccessGrave of the Corded Ware culture from Węgrzce, Kraków District
Author(s) -
Maciej Nowak,
Barbara Musiał-Łaczek,
Piotr Włodarczak
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
folia quaternaria/folia quaternaria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2199-5915
pISSN - 0015-573X
DOI - 10.4467/21995923fq.20.004.13193
Subject(s) - archaeology , chalcolithic , ancient history , excavation , geography , beaker , radiocarbon dating , art , history , bronze age
Grave 3/2016 from site 3 in Węgrzce, Comm. Zielonki, Kraków District was discovered during archaeological excavations preceding construction of a detached house. This was a niche grave, holding two burials: a male aged 38–47 years, and a child 4–5 years old. The recorded funeral rite is characteristic of a cluster of Corded Ware culture cemeteries on the lower Dłubnia River, near Kraków. A vessel recovered from the grave reveals local features characteristic of that cluster. One radiocarbon age determination was obtained for the burial, pointing to ca. 2470–2350 BC as the most likely range. Thus, the grave links with the younger phase of the Final Eneolithic in Lesser Poland.