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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">AB</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Archaeologia Baltica</journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="epub">1392-5520</issn>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">1392-5520</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>KU</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
    <article-meta>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">11_206-216_REICH</article-id>
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      <title-group>
        <article-title>The Cemetery of Oberhof (Aukštkiemiai) – Horse Graves and Equestrian Equipment</article-title>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Reich</surname>
            <given-names>Christine</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:href="mailto:ch.reich@smb.spk-berlin.de">ch.reich@smb.spk-berlin.de</email>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="j_AB_aff_000"/>
          <xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1">∗</xref>
        </contrib>
        <aff id="j_AB_aff_000">Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte Schloss Charlottenburg – Langhansbau</aff>
      </contrib-group>
      <author-notes>
        <corresp id="cor1"><label>∗</label>Corresponding author.</corresp>
      </author-notes>
      <volume>11</volume>
      <fpage>206</fpage>
      <lpage>216</lpage>
      <pub-date pub-type="ppub">
        <day>30</day>
        <month>08</month>
        <year>2009</year>
      </pub-date>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>30</day>
        <month>08</month>
        <year>2009</year>
      </pub-date>
      <history>
        <date date-type="received">
          <day>18</day>
          <month>05</month>
          <year>2009</year>
        </date>
        <date date-type="rev-recd">
          <day>10</day>
          <month>06</month>
          <year>2009</year>
        </date>
        <date date-type="accepted">
          <day>18</day>
          <month>06</month>
          <year>2009</year>
        </date>
      </history>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-year>2009</copyright-year>
        <copyright-holder>Klaipėda University</copyright-holder>
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      <abstract>
        <p>In Oberhof (Aukštkiemiai, western Lithuania) all forms of horse burials or offerings can be found: complete horses, horse skulls or the skull and the limbs. In every case where a description is preserved the horse parts were placed to the left of all other items or to the left of the human body, which might be a sign that the horse was used for riding. Horse remains, bridle bits or spurs usually occur in men’s burials that contain weapons. In the community of Oberhof it was not necessary to be on top of the military hierarchy to be a rider or to receive riding gear as grave goods. On the other hand bridles, spurs or horse parts are found quite often in very well furnished graves. So even if theses offerings are often connected with warriors, it has to be considered that they might be not only an indicator for the doubtlessly existing cavalry but also for different social phenomena.</p>
      </abstract>
      <kwd-group>
        <label>Keywords</label>
        <kwd>Roman Period</kwd>
        <kwd>Migration Period</kwd>
        <kwd>Viking Age</kwd>
        <kwd>burials with horses</kwd>
        <kwd>riding gear</kwd>
        <kwd>cross shaped fittings</kwd>
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