book chapter
The Geto-Dacian state: c. 1st century BC - AD 106
Thracians • London • Published In 1981 • Pages: 145-157
By: Hoddinott, R. F. (Ralph F.).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document discusses the Dacian State in Romania, mainly, from the invasions of the Celts to the rise of Burebista—the Geto-Dacian king—to the Roman conquest. The author discusses fortresses, the capital of Sarmizegetusa, the Dacian religion and its sanctuaries, burial practices, and interactions with some of neighbors.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- History
- Settlement patterns
- Chief executive
- External relations
- Military installations
- Burial practices and funerals
- Sacred objects and places
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- East-Central European Iron Age
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Europe
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeastern Europe
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Historian
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2023
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- Not Applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 300 BC-100 AD
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Hungary; Romania; Slovakia; Bulgaria; Moldova, Ukraine, Sarmizegetusa, Romania; Sarmizegetusa
- NotesAdditional notes
- R. F. Hoddinott
- This document discusses the Dacian State in Romania, mainly, from the invasions of the Celts to the rise of Burebista—the Geto-Dacian king—to the Roman conquest. The author discusses fortresses, the capital of Sarmizegetusa, the Dacian religion and its sanctuaries, burial practices, and interactions with some of neighbors.
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 80051906
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Thracians
- Europe, Eastern--Antiquities