Pregled pojave kanibalizma i popratnih kultova u prahistoriji Zapadnog Balkana / An overview of cannibalism and accompanying cults in the prehistory of the Western Balkans

Authors

  • Amina Karaica National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54524/2490-3930.2023.17

Keywords:

cannibalism, cultural phenomena, anthropological analysis, theoretical archaeology, secondary burial, ancestor cult, Karapina cave, Vindija cave

Abstract

The aim of this article was to present a broad spectre of cannibalism that was present within the prehistoric groups and tribes. While doing so, it was kept in mind to point out the distinctions between cannibalism of the neanderthals and the members of Illyrian tribes, as well as the ways these were seen by the witnesses. With the help of anthropological analysis various scenarios were created, that might have resulted in found contexts of different archaeological locations.

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28.12.2023

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Karaica, A. (2023). Pregled pojave kanibalizma i popratnih kultova u prahistoriji Zapadnog Balkana / An overview of cannibalism and accompanying cults in the prehistory of the Western Balkans. Journal of BATHINVS Association ACTA ILLYRICA / Godišnjak Udruženja BATHINVS ACTA ILLYRICA Online ISSN 2744-1318, (7), 17–34. https://doi.org/10.54524/2490-3930.2023.17

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