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The Question of the Centres of Power in the light of the Necropolises from the 10th Century in Transylvanian Basin. The case of the Cluj’s necropolises

Gáll, Erwin (2013) The Question of the Centres of Power in the light of the Necropolises from the 10th Century in Transylvanian Basin. The case of the Cluj’s necropolises. In: Macht des Goldes, Gold der Macht. Herrschaft- und Jenseitsrepräsentation zwischen Antike und Frühmittelalter im mittleren Donauraum. Verlag Bernhard Albert Greiner, Weinstadt, pp. 461-481. ISBN 978-3-86705-071-5

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Abstract

The great concentration of weapons from 10th century cemeteries in Cluj attests the important role this weapon category may have played in the community and its mnemonic qualities. The large quantity of weapons in general and specifi cally of sabres may indicate that the members of a professional warrior class could have been buried here. The varied types of horse burial suggest the heterogeneous traditions of this community and the many sabres, which are rare in other regions, may be the funerary expression of a special group identity. These communities were organised here, their group identity developed here. The topographical position of the cemeteries makes this situation even more unequivocal: these are situated on the higher terraces of the Someş River along the former Roman roads, from where they could control the whole Someş valley.

Item Type: Book Section
Subjects: C Auxiliary Sciences of History / történeti segédtudományok > CC Archaeology / régészet
D History General and Old World / történelem > D3 Mediaeval History / középkor története
SWORD Depositor: MTMT SWORD
Depositing User: MTMT SWORD
Date Deposited: 05 Apr 2016 07:53
Last Modified: 05 Apr 2016 07:53
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/34585

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