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ajor novelty discovered in the more modest grave number 7 repre- east side story 23
sent the ceramic vessels - a set reflecting the burial rite and an obligatory
grave good in all burials at that time. It is composed from an oval pot with
a narrow and elongated neck and a bowl.
These bowls are a reflection of the most important technological change
in the Late Iron Age. Introduction of a fast spinning potter’s wheel ena-
bled a more accurate and faster, but most of all much more standardized
shaping of ceramic vessels. Observing bowls from Srednica we can, con-
trary to younger examples discovered in graves and pottery kilns in the
region, still recognize the traces of a handmade modeling. They were cor-
rected at the end on a fast spinning potter’s wheel which led to a slight
deformation of their shape – their forms and decorations are tilted and
even in their inner one can observe the irregular surface.
Another novelty of the period were small iron fibulae as discovered on Ceramic vessel from grave number 4 from
the chest of the deceased in grave number 7. Beside them the deceased Srednica.
was given into the grave a small iron knife, a bronze ring and two oval
bronze discs. The first disc with a flat surface represents an older form of a
belt garniture and is known mostly from Bohemian sites. While the sec-
ond one has the surface profilled and a comparable find is known from
Romania – the groove on the lower side indicates that it might have been
a piece of a plate fibula – a form known from central Alps. Despite the ar-
chaic look of all the finds, we can assume that the profiled plate represents
an old piece which was used for a long time, an old familiar item which
was much later placed in to the grave.
The burial in its integrity indicates that the female, according to her grave
goods, could be proclaimed being the keeper of traditions and owner of
artifacts illustrating history and the routes of first immigrants.
sent the ceramic vessels - a set reflecting the burial rite and an obligatory
grave good in all burials at that time. It is composed from an oval pot with
a narrow and elongated neck and a bowl.
These bowls are a reflection of the most important technological change
in the Late Iron Age. Introduction of a fast spinning potter’s wheel ena-
bled a more accurate and faster, but most of all much more standardized
shaping of ceramic vessels. Observing bowls from Srednica we can, con-
trary to younger examples discovered in graves and pottery kilns in the
region, still recognize the traces of a handmade modeling. They were cor-
rected at the end on a fast spinning potter’s wheel which led to a slight
deformation of their shape – their forms and decorations are tilted and
even in their inner one can observe the irregular surface.
Another novelty of the period were small iron fibulae as discovered on Ceramic vessel from grave number 4 from
the chest of the deceased in grave number 7. Beside them the deceased Srednica.
was given into the grave a small iron knife, a bronze ring and two oval
bronze discs. The first disc with a flat surface represents an older form of a
belt garniture and is known mostly from Bohemian sites. While the sec-
ond one has the surface profilled and a comparable find is known from
Romania – the groove on the lower side indicates that it might have been
a piece of a plate fibula – a form known from central Alps. Despite the ar-
chaic look of all the finds, we can assume that the profiled plate represents
an old piece which was used for a long time, an old familiar item which
was much later placed in to the grave.
The burial in its integrity indicates that the female, according to her grave
goods, could be proclaimed being the keeper of traditions and owner of
artifacts illustrating history and the routes of first immigrants.
