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For example, at the cemeteries of Southern Curonians female
graves with typical sets of ornaments and other specific grave goods
compiles on average 18-20% from all graves number (up to 58% at
Pryšmančiai cemetery). As for Prussians, whose single layer cremations
most of which could belong to women were found at average from 5 to
15% (max - 37.7% - in Povarovka cemetery). Most of these graves are
not noticeable for their special female grave goods. Another part of
supposed Prussian women cremations might be erected together with
male double layer cremations, as the graves of dependent women. This
is reflected by several double cremation graves of Holmy and Klin-
covka-1 cemeteries.
Judging by Prussian and Curonian single layer female crema-
tions, their structure and stratigraphy, as well as by the data of the 13 th -
14 th written sources a woman position in the Prussian and Curonian
societies was similar - there were both free women as wives and de-
pendent – as there were slaves too.
Talking about V. Kulakov’s theory concerning Curonian female
cremation graves occurred in Sambian peninsula, which is based on an
analysis of several single layer cremations of Klincovka-1 cemetery,
there should be noticed, that both grave goods of single layer crema-
tions like Klincovka-1 Nr.62 or 80 and their stratigraphy are not the
most typical for South Curonian female cremations of the 11 th -12 th
centuries, known from such cemeteries as Bandužiai, Laiviai and
Palanga. Perhaps such single layer cremations could belong to the
“long lost” Prussian female graves, still known in extremely small
number.