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Melkerti ancient burial ground
(the 1
st
millennium BC –
the 6
th
century)
Melkerti ancient burial ground is an archaeological monument of
national importance No. 2096, situated in Inčukalns rural territory, in
a sandy pinewood 50–100 m from the bank of the Gauja Valley, NW
of Melkerti homestead. The collection of Turaida Museum Reserve
stores artefacts and their fragments found during the archaeological
investigation by Jānis Graudonis in 1970.
During the archaeological excavations, four damaged
batariņi
-type
barrows were found, of which the one that was damaged least of all
was investigated. Burials of two different periods were uncovered
under the barrow. The lower burial was enclosed by a 11.0 × 10.5 m
large stone ring that separated an area covered with sand, tiny pieces of
coal and ashes, calcinated bones were found in its centre. The leader
of the investigation, Jānis Graudonis, refers the lower layer to a cre-
mation grave dating it to the 1
st
millennium BC. Around the 3
rd
–6
th
centuries, above this layer a new barrow was formed, about 16 m in
diameter, making use of the already existing stone ring. The burials
of both periods were damaged. In the upper layer, 13 iron and 2
bronze articles were obtained as single finds, these were charac-
teristic of Vidzeme Semigallian culture in the 4
th
–6
th
centuries [6].
All finds are included in the catalogue, except for fragments of two
corroded knives, the remains of an indeterminable iron object, and 1.5
twines from a bronze spiral.
22.
Stopsakta ar lāpstveida pēdu
, masīva, ar reljefu, vidū uzbiezinātu
loku. Šķērsstienis apvīts ar spirāli, kas darināta no griezumā apaļas stieples.
Šķērsstieņa viens gals noslēdzas ar skrūvveida uzliktni. Pretējā galā, domājams,
bijis tāds pats, taču nolūzis. Pēda rotāta ar 5 caursistiem aplīšiem. Zosla (adata)
nostiprināta, apvijot ap šķērsstieni. Bronza, 4.–5. gs.
Garums 11 cm, šķērsstieņa garums 5 cm, svars 73,1 g
Atrasta ZR sektorā, 0,50 m dziļumā. Koordinātas: 7-05; 9-05.
SM 4064
23.
Cirvis
, uzmavas. Asmens attiecībā pret uzmavu nedaudz noliekts uz vienu
pusi, veidojot paplatinājumu. Korozijas radīti materiāla zudumi, īpaši asmens
daļā. Dzelzs, 4.–5. gs.
Garums 20,6 cm, platums 4,8 cm, uzmavas diametrs 1,8 cm (iekšējais), 3,8 cm
(ārējais), svars 541,4 g
Atrasts ZA sektorā, 0,40 m dziļumā. Koordinātas: 12-50; j-20.
SM 4063
24.
Cirvis
, uzmavas, fragmentārs. Uzmava nolūzusi, lapa korodējusi.
Dzelzs, 4.–5. gs.
Garums 19,6 cm, platums 5,2 cm, uzmavas diametrs 3,4 cm, svars 431,8 g
Atrasts DA sektorā, 0,40 m dziļumā. Koordinātas: 7-95; 8-20.
SM 4066
25.
Cirvis
, uzmavas, fragmentārs. Asmens attiecībā pret uzmavu liekts,
nedaudz paplatināts uz vienu pusi. Uzmava masīva, tās garums ir aptuveni
piektā daļa no cirvja kopgaruma. Dzelzs, 6. gs.
Garums 20,7 cm, platums 6 cm, uzmavas diametrs 3,3 cm, uzmavas garums
~ 3,1 cm, svars 393,7 g
Atrasts Z profilā. Koordinātas: 14-20; i-25.
SM 4067
26.
Šķēpa gals
, fragmentārs, slaidas vītollapas formā. Uzmava masīva, gara,
pārejā uz lapu ar ierāvumu. Dzelzs, 4.–5. gs.
Garums 15,6 cm, platums 2,2 cm, uzmavas diametrs 1,3 cm, svars 40,0 g
Atrasts Z profilā.
SM 4065
27.
Šķēpa gals
, uzmavas, fragmentārs. Saglabājusies uzmava, lapa nolūzusi tūlīt
aiz uzmavas. Pāreja no uzmavas uz lapu ar izteiktu ierāvumu. Dzelzs, 4.–5. gs.
Garums 12,7 cm, biezums 1,7 cm, svars 44,7 g
Atrasts ZR sektorā. Koordinātas: g-10; 14-50.
SM 4068
28.
Šķēpa gals
, fragmentārs, slaidas vītollapas formā. Uzmava nolūzusi, lapa
saliekta. Dzelzs, 4.–5. gs.
Garums 16,8 cm, platums 2,2 cm, svars 54,8 g
Atrasts ZR sektorā, zem velēnas. Koordinātas: g-60; 12-80.
SM 4069
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