| Title |
Civitas Rutenica in early Vilnius in the 14th and 15th centuries. The socio-cultural aspect |
| Translation of Title |
"Civitas Rutenica" ankstyvajame XIV-XV a. Vilniuje. Sociokultūrinis aspektas. |
| Authors |
Jonaitis, Rytis |
| DOI |
10.15181/ab.v18i0.74 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Archaeologia Baltica: People at the crossroads of space and time (footmarks of societies in ancient Europe). Vol. 2.. Klaipėda : Klaipėdos universiteto leidykla. 2012, vol. 18, p. 256-269.. ISSN 1392-5520. eISSN 2351-6534 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Civitas Rutenica ; Medieval cemetery ; jewellery ; Christianity ; anthropology ; sociology |
| Abstract [eng] |
The Civitas Rutenica area, inhabited by Orthodox believers, emerged in Vilnius in the late 13th century and early 14th century. The development of this part of the city can be traced all through the 14th century. The cemetery that was discovered in the central part of Civitas Rutenica reflects cultural and social changes in the Orthodox community. Christian burial rites were practised in this cemetery. Several graves contained luxurious grave goods, including jewellery, some of which was common to the Slavs, and some of which had local origins. As an integrated approach to burial traditions indicates, people of the Orthodox faith were buried in this cemetery. According to written sources, the elite from Rus’ arrived in Vilnius at that time. An analysis of anthropological material reveals some features of the social structure of the Orthodox community. |
| Published |
Klaipėda : Klaipėdos universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2012 |
| CC license |
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