Another Find of an Early Carolingian Winged Spearhead from the Gravel Extraction Plant of Jegeniš near Koprivnica

Prigodom separacije šljunka, eksploatiranog tijekom 2002. god. na šljunčari Jegeniš sjeveroistočno od Koprivnice, slučajno je u travnju 2006. god. pronađen donji dio željeznog koplja. Primjerak pripada tipu koplja s izduženo-listolikim bodilom i tuljcem za usađivanje drvenog drška. Na ukrašenom tuljcu nalaze se dva bočna krilca. Prigodom daljnje separacije šljunka koji potječe s istog položaja, pronađen je vrh koplja za koji se pretpostavlja da pripada istom predmetu. Novopronađeno koplje s krilcima iz šljunčare Jegeniš, prema oblikovnim značajkama, može se datirati u razdoblje od posljednjeg desetljeća 8. st. do prve trećine 9. st., što je potvrdila i C14 analiza očuvanog drva jasena iz tuljca. Još jedno koplje s krilcima pronađeno na šljunčari uz rijeku Dravu, uz prije objavljene nalaze, dodatni je prilog pretpostavci o postojanju groblja koje je uništeno eksploatacijom šljunka.A lower part of an iron spearhead was found by chance at the gravel extraction plant of Jegeniš northeast of Koprivnica during the separation of gravel extracted in the course of 2002. The piece belongs to the type of spearhead with an elongated leaf-shaped head and a socket for hafting the wooden shaft. There are two lateral wings on the decorated socket. The further separation of gravel originating from the same site produced a spearhead tip presumed to have belonged to the same object. Based on its morphological features, the newly-discovered winged spearhead from the Jegeniš gravel plant can be dated to the period between the last decade of the 8th century until the first third of the 9th century, which was corroborated by the 14C analysis of the preserved ash wood from the socket. Another winged spearhead, found on the gravel extraction plant next to the Drava river, in addition to the previously published finds, adds further weight to the assumption about the existence of a cemetery destroyed by gravel exploitation