Luka Rajky culture
The Luka Rajky culture (Ukrainian Лука-Райковецька культура ) was a Slavic archaeological culture from the 7th to 9th centuries in what is now Ukraine .
Distribution area
The Luka Rajky culture stretched between the upper western Bug in the west and the Dnieper in the east.
It was named after the ramparts in the Luka corridor near the village of Rajky in Berdychiv Raion in the Zhytomyr Oblast . Another important site was the early castle complex in Kiev .
Emergence
The Luka Rajky culture developed in the 7th century from the early Slavic Korchak culture .
The carriers were various East Slavic tribes such as the Dulebs , Drewljanen and Poljanen . It is related to the simultaneous Middle Slavic cultures of Feldberg and Rüssen ceramics .
economy
Agriculture and animal husbandry were the basis of life. The processing of metals such as iron was developed (smelting furnace e.g. in Rajky). There were u. a. typical Slavic temple rings, small anthropomorphic fibulae, bracelets found.
Ceramics
The ceramic was decorated in various ways. It follows the Prague-Korchak culture in terms of material, type of design and shape. At first it was hand-formed, from the 9th century onwards the upper part was turned and later made entirely on the potter's wheel. In the course of time the shapes changed to lower and wider and more strongly profiled vessels.
Settlements
The settlements were on rivers and lakes and were mostly unfortified. Since the 9th century, fortified ramparts have been built up, which functioned as handicraft, trade and administrative centers.
The houses were sunk into the earth or at ground level.
Funeral culture
Initially cremated remains was buried in urns in cemeteries, since the 8th century proliferated in burial mounds without urns.
successor
Since the 10th century, the Luka Rajky culture developed into the medieval culture of the Kievan Rus .
literature
- Лука-райковецкая культура ( Luka Rajky Culture ) in: БРЭ ( Great Russian Encyclopedia ), Vol. 18. Moscow 2011.
- WW Sedov : Древнерусская народность. Дулебы ( Old Russian peoples. Dulebs ). In: Вестник Российской академии наук , Vol. 73/7, 2003, pp. 594-609 online
Remarks
- ↑ spoken: Luka Raiki culture
- ↑ Jewelry of the Luka Rajky culture (Russian) ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ WW Sedow: Duleben , 2003
