Published: 2017-01-01

Selection of the ceramic collection from Jerusalem Hill

Andrea Námerová

Abstract

Jerusalem Hill (Jeruzalemberg, Jeruzalemský Vrch) is an important archaeological site in Slovakia, lying in Kežmarok city in the Spiš region. It is mainly of Iron Age date, specifically, Púchov culture. The pottery assemblage from the site is particularly abundant. Remains from Jerusalem Hill include fragmentary jugs with handles decorated with one or two animal heads; parallels are known from several fortified settlements in the Spiš and neighbouring regions. Recently, Jerusalem Hill was excavated in 2013. The paper offers some preliminary results of the archaeological research, in particular selected ceramic shapes from Jerusalem Hill, coming from the different localities and different excavations (including an earlier salvage dig and the most recent, as yet unpublished project carried out in 2013). The site is placed in context with other Hallstatt and Pre-Púchov and Púchov culture hillforts in this region (Spiš), taking into account however the trans-regional nature as well

Keywords:

Jerusalem Hill, Pre-Púchov culture, Púchov culture, Kežmarok, pottery

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Námerová, A. (2017). Selection of the ceramic collection from Jerusalem Hill. Archaeologia Polona, 55, 113–132. Retrieved from https://journals.iaepan.pl/apolona/article/view/275

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