Pásztor Emília (szerk.): Sámánizmus és természethit régen és ma - Bajai dolgozatok 23. (Baja, 2019)

Pásztor Emília: A bronzkori hidelmek és a természet kapcsolata a Kárpát-medencében

The Relationship of Bronze Age Beliefs and Nature in the Carpathian Basin

Beside the Bodrogkeresztur-type vessels, skeletons of many animals, including two frogs and at least 11 serpents, were found. The right hand of the dead was chopped off and rested on a rabbit's body (Fig. 9, Raczky 2013).

Respect for snakes has existed from the Prehistory to perhaps until now (Figs. 10-11).

The folk group who created the most beautiful lime-encrusted vessels lived during the middle of the Bronze Age (1800 - 1500 BC). Their cemetary of about one and a half hundred graves was discovered at the construction of road No 61. The grave No. 840 also contained special, birdshaped rattles (Fig. 12).

Fig. 5: Waterbirds were engraved in the blade of a late Bronze Age sword found in Szilágysomlyó (950-850 BC). © Hungarian National Museum.

5. kép : A Szilágysomlyón előkerült késő bronzkori kard pengéjébe vízi madarakat véstek (Kr.e. 950-850). © Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum.

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