NEW HUMAN BONE RADIOCARBON DATES FROM THE ROMAN PERIOD–MIGRATION PERIOD LITHUANIAN CEMETERIES

A set (n = 37) of new human bone radiocarbon accelerator mass spectrometry (14C AMS) dates from 11 Lithuanian Late Roman Period–Migration Period cemeteries is presented and discussed in the light of the established schemes of archaeological chronology. The focus of the paper is on the burials of the...

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Published in:Radiocarbon 2023-04, Vol.65 (2), p.411-429
Main Authors: Kurila, Laurynas, Piličiauskienė, Giedrė, Simčenka, Edvardas, Miliauskienė, Žydrūnė, Ežerinskis, Žilvinas, Šapolaitė, Justina, Garbaras, Andrius
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
5th century
6th century
Archaeology
Bones
Carbon dating
Cemeteries
Centuries
Culture
Females
Grave goods
Hydrochloric acid
Hypotheses
Immigration
Mass spectrometry
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Summary:A set (n = 37) of new human bone radiocarbon accelerator mass spectrometry (14C AMS) dates from 11 Lithuanian Late Roman Period–Migration Period cemeteries is presented and discussed in the light of the established schemes of archaeological chronology. The focus of the paper is on the burials of the military and social elite, which indicate the emergence of new cultural traditions in E–S and W–Central Lithuania or the immigration that took place during this time. The 14C dates allow us to suggest corrections to the dominant chronological pattern of cultural development in the region.
ISSN:0033-8222
1945-5755
DOI:10.1017/RDC.2022.92