Beetle body parts as a funerary element in a cremation grave from the Hallstatt cemetery in Domasław, south-west Poland

2025/08/27 by Agata Hałuszko, Marcin Kadej, Anna Józefowska
Arts and Humanities · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Paleopathology and ancient diseases #Archaeology and ancient environmental studies #Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.15184/aqy.2025.10182

Abstract

The discovery of an ornament made from Phyllobius viridicollis beetles in a cremation grave at the Domasław cemetery highlights the diverse use of organic materials in funerary rites. Together with dandelion pollen, the find offers interpretative potential for reconstructing the seasonal timing of the burial.

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