New human bone radiocarbon dates from the Roman period-migration period Lithuanian cemeteries

ENA set (n = 37) of new human bone radiocarbon accelerator mass spectrometry (14C AMS) dates from 11 Lithuanian Late Roman Period–Migration Period cemeteries is presented and discussed in the light of the established schemes of archaeological chronology. The focus of the paper is on the burials of the military and social elite, which indicate the emergence of new cultural traditions in E–S and W–Central Lithuania or the immigration that took place during this time. The 14C dates allow us to suggest corrections to the dominant chronological pattern of cultural development in the region. Keywords: AMS radiocarbon dating, inhumation burials, Lithuania, Migration Period, Roman Period.

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