[gothic-l] Re: Heruls and Archaeology

[faltin2001]

--- In gothic-l at y..., george knysh <gknysh at y...> wrote:
>
> --- faltin2001 <dirk at s...> wrote:
> > As stated earlier, Schmidt also describes and
> > illustrates the 'couched
> > on the side' burials in the Niemberger group. He
> > also mentiones 'many'
> > derivations of the 'couched on the side burials' as
> > well as 'multiple'
> > graves, which contained more than one body. He
> > states that these
> > burial types directly link the Niemberger and
> > Grossbadegaster groups
> > with the western Chernyakhov and Sintana de Mures
> > cultures.
>
> *****GK: It would appear, based on your report of
> Schmidt, that much if not most of the population which
> migrated to Thuringia did so primarily from the area
> of Rumanian Transylvania (the old Dacia which was
> conquered from Rome in 271).



This is exactly the conclusion that Schmidt offered. He also stated
that the Niemberger and Grossbadegaster groups are constituted
primarily of people from Transylvania.





This, incidentally, is
> the "Caucaland" to which some of the Danubian Goths
> retreated subsequent to the initial Hunnic assaults.
> Apparently some continued on and crossed the
> Carpathians on their way to the northwest, stopping in
> Silesia for a time. All burials stemming from "on the
> side" variations are indubitably Germanic (or of
> thoroughly Germanized elements), since this is a
> traditional Welbark culture inhumation ritual (for
> those who practised inhumation rather than cremation).
> The "belly burials" more than likely indicate an
> accompanying Iranic element. Once again thanks for
> this most interesting piece of information, confirming
> a partial Gothic dispersal to the west.******
>

Thanks a lot for your comments!

cheers
Dirk




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