[gothic-l] Re: Przeworsk and Gothic Archaeology

[faltin2001]

--- In gothic-l at y..., Tore Gannholm <tore.gannholm at s...> wrote:
> >
> >  > Dirk,
> >>  Is there any influence from La Tène culture?
> >>  Hallstadt culture.
> >>
> >>  Tore
> >>
> >
> >
> >Tore,
> >
> >yes, Godlowski (op. cit.) speaks of a far-reaching La Teneisation 
of
> >northern Europe, which was particularly pronounced in the Przeworsk
> >culture (pp. 12-13)
> >
> >"Einen wesentliche Rolle bei der Herausbildund der Przeworsk-Kultur
> >hat der Einfluss der keltischen Latene-Kulture aus dem Sueden
> >gespielt. Das bezieht sich vorallem .... auf die Formen er vielen
> >Metallfundgegenstaende und ... auf die Grabsitte. Man kann auch
> >vermuten, dass auch die allgemeine wirtschaftliche Entwicklung, 
deren
> >Kennzeichen in der juengeren vorroemischen Eisenzeit im Gebiet der
> >Przeworsk- und auch der Oksywie-Kulture ganz deutlich fassbar sind,
> >ebenfalls mit keltischen Einflussen zusammenhaengt."
> >
> >Hence, some of the defining cultural traits of the Przeworsk and 
the
> >Oksywie culture (metall artefacts and burial customs) originate 
with
> >the Celtic Latene cultures of southern Poland.
> >
> >Dirk
> >
> 
> Dirk,
> Interesting!
> Gotland was also very  much influenced by this.
> This matches with Kaliffs' indications that there were a common 
> culture in the area where the Goths originated. Gotland was 
> apparently part of that culture.
> 
> There was also intensive trade between this area and Gotland.
> 
> The ember trade was very important.
> 
> Further we know from earlier and later that the Gotlanders 
> established trading posts (colonies) on the eastern shores of the 
> Baltic.
> 
> Most people make the mistake to include Gotland in Thule. The 
culture 
> and people in Gotland is quite different from that on the Swedish 
> mainland (Thule)
> 
> Tore
> --


Tore,

this process of La Teneisation affected most of northern Europe, with 
declining intensity from south to north. It contributed to the 
development of certain cultures like Jastorf, Przeworsk, Oksywie, but 
it does not mean that there was a common culure embracing all of the 
Baltic Sea area in say 200BC or 100BC. In fact, the distinctions 
between the Pommeranian culture and the Przeworsk culture become very 
marked over time. The same is true for the Przeworsk and 
Oksywie/Wielbark culture. When outside graves do appear, like in the 
case of the stone-circle graves from Scandinavia at the end of the 
1st century, they are so alien to the local Wielbark culture that 
they are easily marked out as 'foreign'.  

Bierbrauer and Godlowski noted that the Wielbark culture and the 
Przeworsk culture, respectively, were extremely conservative. That 
means the Wielbark culture continued its characteristic traits which 
emerged around 0 AD for several centuries (around 400AD) and the 
Przeworsk features were maintained for over 600 years. 

Dirk










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