(Review) Joanna Zagórska-Telega, Obrządek pogrzebowy ludności kultury przeworskiej nadliswarciańskiego regionu osadniczego w młodszym i późnym okresie rzymskim

The discoveries made in the Liswarta basin have been of special importance for research on the archaeology of the Roman Period in Poland. The uniqueness of this region, which probably results from numerous years of fieldwork, is manifested by the diversity of sepulchral features of the Przeworsk culture communities, and also by several items uncovered in them. The analysis of such material from Opatów 1 – the largest and fully excavated cemetery of those people located in the area discussed – constituted the background for the relative chronology of the Roman and the Early Migration Period in the Polish lands (Godłowski 1970). The author of the presented book has also made a significant contribution to those studies (Zagórska-Telega 2000; 2015; Madyda-Legutko et al. 2002; 2006; 2015). The monograph deserves attention for two reasons. Firstly, the regional funeral rites of the Przeworsk culture population had never been examined on such a scale before. It is the first publication to present such a wide array of burial activities and is based on a comparative analysis of a number of cemeteries (including the well-known necropolis in Opatów). Secondly, the study is interdisciplinary and unusual in terms of the methodology that involves archaeological, anthropological, archaeozoological and archaeobotanical interpretations. The need for such a comprehensive research had long existed in the scientific community, therefore the book was eagerly awaited and eventually very well received. The publication consists of the author’s short foreword, thirteen chapters, thirteen lists, an extensive bibliography and a summary in English. The layout was thoroughly