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"Dead dog in the well", or on animal burials from the settlement in Polwica-Skrzypnik, Oława district, from the Late Roman Period and the beginning of the Migration Period ; Przegląd Archeologiczny T. 60 (2012)
Creator: Publisher:Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk ; Ośrodek Badań nad Kulturą Późnego Antyku i Wczesnego Średniowiecza
Place of publishing: Date issued/created: Description:P. 107-132 : ill. ; 29 cm ; Bibliographz p. 124-128 ; English summary
Type of object: Subject and Keywords:a well ; sacrifice ; a dog ; the Late Roman Period
Abstract:A large number of animal bones, mainly dogs' remains, were identified among features at the settlement in Polwica 4, 5/ Skrzypnik 8. It was established that they were deposited in various ways. The bones were recognized as remains of sacrifices. They has been often discovered in wells, which suggests the existence of a repeated ritual of filling in the wells. An attempt was made to describe these finds structurally
Relation: Volume: Start page: End page: Resource type: Detailed Resource Type: Format: Resource Identifier: Source:IAiE PAN, call no. P III 149 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P III 272 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P III 353 ; click here to follow the link
Language: Rights: Terms of use:Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms
Digitizing institution:Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Original in:Library of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Projects co-financed by:Ministry of Science and Higher Education
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