Geniakalnio senkapis (Utenos r. sav.). 1998-2000 m. tyrimai

LT1998 m. Gintautas Zabiela Geniakalnio kaime (Utenos r. sav.) surado ir žvalgė apie 1988 m. melioracijos apardytą senkapį. 1999-2000 m. jį tyrinėjo Utenos kraštotyros muziejaus ekspedicija, vadovaujama Daliaus Riboko. Buvo ištirtas 190 m2 plotas, aptikta II tūkstantm. pr. Kr. antrosios pusės ir I-III a. senovės gyvenviečių liekanų, taip pat 41 XV a. pabaigos - XVI a. antrosios pusės kapas. Suardyta XIV a. 4-ojo ketvirčio - XV a. pradžios Geniakalnio senkapio dalis buvo išžvalgyta metalų ieškikliu, joje surastos 169 įkapės iš griautinių kapų: darbo įrankiai ir buities reikmenys, ginklai, aprangos detalės, papuošalai. Publikacijoje skelbiami visų ištirtų kapų aprašai ir įkapių nuotraukos, apibendrinamos žinios apie laidoseną ir radinius. Reikšminiai žodžiai: Viduramžių archeologija, Rytų Lietuva, senkapis, laidosena, įkapės. [Iš leidinio]

ENThe old burial ground at Geniakalnis (in the Ute- na district), which was covered over by land reclamation works in 1988, was found and surveyed by Gintautas Zabiela in 1998. In 1999 and 2000, Dalius Ribokas excavated an area of 190 square metres in the old cemetery at Geniakalnis, and found the remains of ancient settlements dating from the second half of the 2nd millennium BC and the 1st to the 3rd centuries AD, as well as 41 graves from the end of the 15th century to the second half of the 16th century (ten male, seven female, and 24 children). During this period, the dead were buried in different directions: with their heads facing southwest (27), northwest (ten), northeast (four), and west (one), without coffins, and in 14 graves with some grave goods. The most common item was an iron knife (found in eight graves). Grave 28, of a child aged about ten years old, was the most unusual, with a belt buckle, a knife, two earrings and a bell. In addition, a metal detector was used to investigate the disturbed part of the old cemetery at Geniakalnis from the fourth quarter of the 14th century to the beginning of the 15th century, and a total of 169 grave goods were found in inhumation graves, including tools and household items, weapons, items of clothing, and jewellery. [From the publication]