Wielbark culture
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The Wielbark culture was an Iron Age archaeological culture in what is now Poland, commonly associated with early Gothic and related Germanic groups and known for its distinctive burial customs.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture
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archaeological culture of Europe ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidenceType |
cemeteries
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hoards ⓘ settlements ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Gepids
NERFINISHED
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Goths NERFINISHED ⓘ other early Germanic peoples ⓘ |
| burialCustom |
east–west oriented graves in some sites
ⓘ
north–south oriented graves in many sites ⓘ |
| chronologyEnd | 4th century CE ⓘ |
| chronologyStart | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Oksywie culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
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animal husbandry ⓘ trade with Roman Empire ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Przeworsk culture in some areas
ⓘ
early medieval Slavic cultures in some areas ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
absence of weapons in graves
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cremation burials ⓘ fibulae as common grave goods ⓘ glass and amber ornaments ⓘ imported Roman goods ⓘ inhumation burials ⓘ limited male weaponry in funerary context ⓘ mixed-rite cemeteries ⓘ rich female grave goods ⓘ use of stone circles in cemeteries ⓘ use of stone pavements in burials ⓘ |
| influenced | Chernyakhov culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactedWith |
Baltic cultures
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Przeworsk culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kuyavia
NERFINISHED
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Masovia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ Vistula River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wielbark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Kowalewko cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pruszcz Gdański cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ Wielbark cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | European Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Oksywie culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | barbaricum outside Roman frontiers ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | possible ancestor cult indicated by stone circles ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Przeworsk culture