The main purpose of the present discussion is the identification of the evidences that bring into light the theme of war in the chronological context of the disappearance of Bronze Age tells and the emergence of large fortified... more
The main purpose of
the present discussion is the identification of the evidences that bring into light the theme of war in the chronological
context of the disappearance of Bronze Age tells and the emergence of large fortified settlements on the Lower
Mureș Valley. Recent researches carried out in this area (for instance the settlement from Șagu “Sit A1_1” and the
Bronze Age cemetery from Pecica “Sit 14” allowed us to find out more things about the social identity of the
warrior, than the usual norms established by researchers. Moreover, the identity of the individual as a warrior during
lifetime could be demonstrated by a series of enthesopathies, identified at the level of the upper limbs muscles. The
individual activity of the deceased as a warrior could be also suggested by a closer analysis of the combinations in
which the object parts of its funerary inventory appear. In most of the cases the funerary inventory could give us
proofs related with the transformations that took place in the field of warfare. A closer look given at the weapons
discovered on the Lower Mureș Valley, allows some observations to be made.
the present discussion is the identification of the evidences that bring into light the theme of war in the chronological
context of the disappearance of Bronze Age tells and the emergence of large fortified settlements on the Lower
Mureș Valley. Recent researches carried out in this area (for instance the settlement from Șagu “Sit A1_1” and the
Bronze Age cemetery from Pecica “Sit 14” allowed us to find out more things about the social identity of the
warrior, than the usual norms established by researchers. Moreover, the identity of the individual as a warrior during
lifetime could be demonstrated by a series of enthesopathies, identified at the level of the upper limbs muscles. The
individual activity of the deceased as a warrior could be also suggested by a closer analysis of the combinations in
which the object parts of its funerary inventory appear. In most of the cases the funerary inventory could give us
proofs related with the transformations that took place in the field of warfare. A closer look given at the weapons
discovered on the Lower Mureș Valley, allows some observations to be made.
