Ein Grab mit Hemmoorer Eimer bei Poberežne, Oblast Winnyzja, in der ukrainischen Podillja

Abstract

A grave with Hemmoor bucket near Poberežne, Vinnytsia oblast, in the Ukrainian Podilia

In 2018, a site where Roman objects had come to light through detector searches was investigated in south-western Ukraine (Podilia) near the small village of Poberežne, Vinnytsia rayon and oblast. It was discovered that the finds originate from a burial ground and a settlement of the Černjachiv culture. Within the cemetery, a cremation grave was examined, which contained Roman imports (Hemmoor buckets and others) as well as local “barbarian” objects (buckles, pottery). Buried in the grave was a man who can probably be assigned to the social group of “warriors”. The handmade pottery shows clear analogies to the so-called “East Germanic” culture. The grave complex can be dated to the turn of the 3^rd to 4^th century AD, probably to the early C3 phase. The Hemmoor bucket (Eggers 63) from Poberežne is part of a large group of Roman bronze vessels finds – mainly buckets – that have recently become known in south-eastern Europe. The occurrence of such Roman “imports” is associated with direct contacts of Germanic tribes, especially the Goths, with the Roman Empire. These contacts were not limited to military conflicts such as the so-called “Scythian wars”; rather, some Germanic groups were among the auxiliary troops of the Roman army since the 230s AD.