Definition: The Iron Age Przeworsk Culture is considered by some archaeologists as one of the original cultures which led to the Slavic spread, between 2nd century BC and the 4th century AD. Located in the upper Dnestr valley, the Tisza river valley in Hungary and into the valleys of the Oder and Vistula, the settlements and cemeteries suggest that that Przeworsk folks were horsemen.
The Przeworsk culture has been tied to the origins of the Slavic peoples. Such studies were an outgrowth of late 19th and early 20th century attempts to connect modern ethnicity with archaeological manifestations of culture, and as such not an easy match.
The Przeworsk culture has been tied to the origins of the Slavic peoples. Such studies were an outgrowth of late 19th and early 20th century attempts to connect modern ethnicity with archaeological manifestations of culture, and as such not an easy match.
Sources
Samson, Ross. 1996. Slavs. Pp 657-659 in Oxford Companion to Archaeology, ed. Brian Fagan, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Szostek, K., H. Glab, A. Szczepanek and K. Kaczanowski. 2003. Trace element analysis of Bronze Age skeletal and crematory graves from Southern Poland for diet reconstruction. Homo - Journal of Comparative Human Biology 53(3):235-246.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
Examples: Opatów (Poland)
