The “Dacian” silver hoards from Moesia superior. Transdanubian cultural connections in the iron gates region from Augustus to Trajan
The aim of this paper is to discuss some aspects concerning the “Tekija-Bare hoards horizon”: their “Dacian” origin, their significance, and the manner in which this phenomenon emerged after the practice of burying assemblages of silver body ornaments had ceased to the north of the Danube o...
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| Language: | deu |
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Institute of Archaeology, Belgrade, Serbia
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Starinar |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0241/2022/0350-02412272109R.pdf |
| Summary: | The aim of this paper is to discuss some aspects concerning the “Tekija-Bare
hoards horizon”: their “Dacian” origin, their significance, and the manner
in which this phenomenon emerged after the practice of burying assemblages
of silver body ornaments had ceased to the north of the Danube one or two
generations earlier. The so-called Tekija-Bare group of hoards originates
from the northern Danubian hoards containing silver body ornaments. This is
demonstrated by the typology of some silver costume accessories and the
tradition of burying them together with silver coins and metal or ceramic
vessels. The appearance of these hoards south along the Danube in the second
half of the 1st century AD was the result of the revival of some northern
Danubian ritual practices. This revival can be ascribed to the “Getae” who
were moved to the south of the river by Aelius Catus at the beginning of the
1st century AD and were later known as Moesi, according to Strabo
(VII.3.10). The displacement of a large number of people, including entire
communities, resulted in the transfer of a number of ritual practices and
beliefs from one territory to another. However, these were transformed and
adapted according to the new social conditions from Roman Moesia. |
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| ISSN: | 0350-0241 2406-0739 |