The paper reflects upon recent international research at Zvejnieki in northern Latvia, a renowned complex of a burial ground and two settlement sites used in the Mesolithic and Neolithic. Since its discovery and first excavations in the 1960s, Zvejnieki continues to produce evidence that provides new grounds for understanding mortuary practises and ancient lifeways. This information is relevant for other contemporary sites in Europe revealing new and hitherto unexpected elements of burial traditions. It is suggested that the Zvejnieki population was partly mobile, and the site was one of the places to bury the dead. The ancestral link was established through transportation and use of occupational debris from more ancient sites and through the incorporation of earlier burial space or even burials into the new graves. The depth of a burial also appears to be a significant variable in ancient mortuary practices. (Less)

中文翻译：

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拉脱维亚北部兹韦涅基中石器时代-新石器时代墓地和定居点的新面貌

该论文反映了最近在拉脱维亚北部 Zvejnieki 的国际研究，这是一个著名的墓地和两个在中石器时代和新石器时代使用的定居点的综合体。自 1960 年代被发现和首次发掘以来，Zvejnieki 继续提供证据，为理解太平间习俗和古代生活方式提供新的基础。这些信息与欧洲其他当代遗址相关，揭示了新的和迄今为止意想不到的墓葬传统元素。据说兹韦伊涅基的人口部分是流动的，该地点是埋葬死者的地方之一。祖先联系是通过运输和使用来自更古老遗址的职业碎片以及通过将早期的墓葬空间甚至墓葬纳入新坟墓而建立的。墓葬的深度似乎也是古代太平间实践中的一个重要变量。（较少的）