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STUDIA MYTHOLOGICA SLAVICA 7, 2004

Andrej Pleterski, Mateja Belak:

Structures in the Area of Lauterhofen in Bavaria

Abstract

Lauterhofen lies northwest of Regensburg in Germany. A necropolis dating to the second half of the 7th and the first half of the 8th centuries is situated here. The area of the cemetery is organized such that the place of burial could symbolize the gender, age and social status of the deceased. The measuring system of the necropolis corresponds with religious and astronomical foundations and furthermore, it repeats itself in the topography of the mythical surrounding landscape.

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