Objekty ze starší doby železné z Chotýše, okr. Kolín, a spirálovité záušnice „skytského“ původu ve střední a východní Evropě

Abstract

The rescue archaeological excavations in municipality Chotýš, distr. Kolín (Central Bohemia), revealed – among other features and finds – also two features, that are interpreted as a rest of Late Hallstatt Period settlement site. Quite remarkable find is a bronze spiral shape temple ring of “scythic” style. This piece of jewelry used to be plated by a thin silver sheet on its whole surface. Since there are just very few known examples of this artefact from Bohemia and extensive foreign literature related to this topic haven't been reflected much, the aim of this article is to discuss the origin, distribution, chronology and typology of this type of jewelry in broader context.