Ein Dromos in Mähren

Title in English The Dromos in Moravia
Authors

GOLEC Martin

Year of publication 2004
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Archeologické rozhledy
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Field Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology
Keywords hallsatt period; Horakov celture; northern/south-eastern subalpine regions; princely graves; 600 B.C.; wood-stone architecture; dromos;
Description This artickle consieders the use of an unusual structural technique in outfitting a grave at Morašice (Znojmo districkt) within the framework of the Horákov culture. A large timber charakter was lined on its outer face with dry stone walling. In the south-eastern corner stone paving survived that represents the remains of an entrance passage or dromos. As a bulding technique this is entirely unique in South Moravia, analogues, similarly outfitted graves are known from the richest pricely tumuli of the Eastern Hallstatt celtural sphare in norhern and southern Pannonia, Staria, carinthia, northern Slovenia and Slavonia araund 600 BC.
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