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SUMMARY:The Identity of the Late Iron Age people of Romania (The Dacians).
  The burial evidence. - Catalin Popa\, PhD Candidate in Archaeology
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CONTACT:Suzanne Pilaar Birch
DESCRIPTION:This paper deals with the funerary finds from Late Iron Age Ro
 mania. The archaeological record is analysed so as to produce conclusions 
 about the identity of the tomb builders\, the Dacians. It is argued that d
 ue to their extremely reduced number\, the graves should be considered as 
 anomalies which were caused by the extreme political and social dynamism t
 hat characterised that particular time interval. One of the fundamental re
 asons for their construction was the need of the Dacian communities to exp
 ress and reinforce their identity as it became challenged by numerous exte
 rnal and internal factors. The archaeological record generally points towa
 rds the existence of highly localised identities\, though in some cases wi
 der regional bonds appear to have been suggested. However\, there does not
  appear to be any sign of an ethnic consciousness.
LOCATION:McDonald Institute Seminar Room\, Department of Archaeology
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