Bajorų kapinynas

LT2008 m. pagal KPD programą KU ir KšM tęsė Bajorų kapinyno ir aukojimo vietos (Elektrėnų sav., Kietaviškių sen.) tyrinėjimus (žr. ATL 2006 metais, V., 2007, p. 146–153; ATL 2007 metais, V., 2008, p. 192–198). 2 x 5 m dydžio plotais ištirtas 63,7 m2 – 2 plotai kapinyne (kalvelės viršuje) ir 4 aukojimo vietoje (kalvelės Š šlaite ir papėdėje). Tyrimų metu aptikti radiniai perduoti į KšM [p. 134].

ENIn 2008 KU and KšM continued the excavation of Bajorai cemetery and sacrificial site (Elektrėnai Municipality). It was conducted in the cemetery hill’s W, N, and NE parts, where the number of finds was relatively smaller. The cremation burial horizon, a layer of humus with bones, pottery, and metal finds, thins out the further one goes from the centre of the hill. The excavation of burial 3, which was discovered in 2006, was completed. No new concentrations of finds, which should be considered individual burials, were discovered. In all, 6 trenches (a total area of 63.7 m2) were excavated. The cemetery’s dating did not change: late 14th – first half of the 15th century. 192 flint finds dating to the Mesolithic – Neolithic were discovered. The hand built pottery with rough surfaces (30 pieces) is connected with the 1st-millennium unfortified settlement. On the basis of the dating of tree roots found in the sterile soil in area 13, AD 550–650 (Vs-1826) can justifiably be considered the period when the settlement was used. 488 wheel thrown pottery sherds and 285 individual bronze, iron, silver, tin, and lithic finds were discovered. 517 g of cremated human and animal bones (a total of 9.335 kg during 2006–2008) were collected.At the sacrificial site, which lies in a bog at the N foot of the cemetery’s hill, a total of 19 artefacts were found during 2006–2008: nine broad axes, four arrowheads, three spearheads, three pieces of one sword, one bronze penannular brooch, and two pieces of one iron penannular brooch. These artefacts generally form small concentrations, which are separated from one another by several metres. The precise dating of the sacrificial site remains open. Five wood samples, which were dated using the C14 method, encompass the period from 170 BC – AD 60 (Vs-1783) to AD 1110–1290 (Vs-1655). On the basis of typology, the artefacts belong to a long period lasting several centuries in the early 2nd millennium.