Horse Burials in Roman Period Cemeteries of the Bogaczewo Culture
Volume 11 (2009): The Horse and Man in European Antiquity (Worldview, Burial Rites, and Military and Everyday Life), pp. 115–129
Pub. online: 30 August 2009
Type: Article
Open Access
Open Access
Received
2 February 2009
2 February 2009
Revised
22 March 2009
22 March 2009
Accepted
12 June 2009
12 June 2009
Published
30 August 2009
30 August 2009
Abstract
During the Roman period the Bogaczewo Culture cemeteries in Masuria included horse graves. The features often contained bits, whereas other parts of horse tack were found rarely. The horse graves discussed in the paper cannot be unequivocally linked to human burials - possibly horsemen’s graves, as the latter had been situated shallowly under the surface, which led to their damage.