Pavirvytės kapinynas

LTStraipsnis skirtas žiemgalių bendruomenės laidojimo paminklo - Pavirvytės kapinyno (Viekšnių sen.) - analizei. Didelis ištirtų kapų skaičius, plati chronologija, radinių gausa ir įvairovė suteikia šiam kultūros paminklui neeilinę svarbą. Šalia žiemgaliams būdingų griautinių kapų, aptikti ir degintiniai kapai su kuršiams būdingomis įkapėmis. Dalis turtingų moterų palaidotos su ginklais - tai lybių kultūros atgarsiai. XVI-XVII a. Pavirvytės kapinyno kapai - tipiškas to laikotarpio kaimo bendruomenės laidojimo paminklas, rodantis, jog buvusios žiemgalių Žemės vėl buvo apgyvendintos tik XVI a. pradžioje. Čia sugrįžusi bendruomenė savo mirusiesiems laidoti rinkosi dar gerai išsilaikiusius žiemgališkus kapinynus. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Archeologija; Archeologiniai radiniai; Degintiniai kapai; Griautiniai kapai; Kapinynas; Kuršiai; 10 amžius; 11 amžius; 12 amžius; 13 amžius; Pavirvytės kapinynas; 10-13 amžius; 16 amžius; 17 amžius; 18 amžius; Įkapės; Žemaitija (Samogitia); Žiemgaliai; 10-13 cent.; 16-18 cent; Archaeological finds; Archaeology; Cremations; Curonians; Grave field; Grave goods; Inhumations; Lithuanian X-XIII c. history; Pavirvytė Cemetery; Samogitia; Semigallian; Semigallians.

ENThe Pavirvytė grave field is a Semigallian burial monument dating from the 10th - 13th centuries. The research of this monument is important not only for getting to know the spiritual and material culture of the Semigallian region, but also for establishing the ethnic borders of Semigallia. When the Pavirvytė grave field was discovered and researched, it appeared thatSemigallians lived west of the Venta as well. The majority of graves in this grave field are attributed to Semigallians. The Pavirvytė community buried its dead according to the main Semigallian burial customs: graves were arranged in regular rows following the order of sequence; pits were not deep, rectangular, or with slightly rounded ends; the dead were laid on their back, with legs extended, and arms placed in various positions over the chest; part of the dead were buried in coffins; men and women were buried in opposite directions. Though not predominant, customs untypical of Semigallian culture are noticed in the Pavirvytė grave field more often than in other Semigallian monuments. Their presence shows that elements of the neighbouring culture found their way into this community. The appearance of foreign customs in a traditional community shows that it was not closed and maintained contacts with the neighbours. These contacts are reflected by the adoption of new customs. [...]. [From the publication]