The Birth of a Late Iron Age Fortification. A Preliminary Archaeological and Osteological Approach

摘要

The contribution proposed here presents a large context (or unit) connected to the erection of the burnt brick wall which fortified the western part of the proto-historical site at Bazdana "La Cetate", Dolj County, Romania. The context in question, which dates to the approximate 300 BC period, allows us to interpret it in all probability as the expression of a very elaborate ceremonial for the founding and consecration of the fortification structure that the local community had undertaken to build. The clear stratigraphy, the archaeological and zooarchaeological material and the remains of a human infant skeleton, each and every one, contribute to configuring the respective ritual in most probable outlines.