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Vorganjska peć cave site in the context of the Northern Adriatic Neolithic
No full textVorganjska peć važno je prapovijesno pećinsko nalazište smješteno na padini brda Organ iznad Batomlja kraj Baške na otoku Krku. Sredinom 20. stoljeća ovo, kao i druga pećinska nalazišta na kvarnerskim otocima, počinje istraživati Vladimir Mirosavljević. Zahvaljujući rezultatima njegovih istraživanja Vorganjska peć, zajedno s Jami na Sredi na otoku Cresu te Velom špiljom na otoku Lošinju, postaje značajan izvor podataka o neolitiku Kvarnera i time neizostavni dio rasprava o tome razdoblju na istočnojadranskoj obali. Kako istraživanja nikad nisu u cijelosti objavljena, revizijsko arheološko iskopavanje provedeno je kao provjera davno prikupljenih podataka o načinima korištenja špilje tijekom prapovijesti. Rezultati istraživanja dali su uvid u stratigrafski slijed intaktnih prapovijesnih arheoloških depozita s nalazima koji pripadaju razdoblju ranoga i srednjega neolitika. Analiza stratifikacije i prikupljenih pokretnih arheoloških nalaza doprinosi širenju uvida u kompleksne mehanizme procesa neolitizacije istočnoga Jadrana te govori o nedvojbenom informativnom i interpretativnom značenju ovoga nalazišta za razmatranja problematike sjevernojadranskoga neolitika.Vorganjska peć is an important prehistoric cave site located on the slope of Organ hill above Batomalj near Baška on the island of Krk. The research of this site, as well as other cave sites on Kvarner islands, was initiated by Vladimir Mirosavljević in the mid-twentieth century. As the result of his research, Vorganjska peć, alongside Jami na Sredi on the island of Cres and Vela špilja on the island of Lošinj, became a significant source of data about the Neolithic of the Kvarner region and thereby an essential part of discussions about this period on the eastern Adriatic coast. Since this research was never fully published, the site was re-excavated in order to review previously obtained data about the cave usage in prehistory. The research results provided insight into the stratigraphic sequence of intact prehistoric archaeological deposits with Early and Middle Neolithic finds. The analysis of stratification and artefacts contributes to our knowledge of complex mechanisms of neolithisation of the eastern Adriatic and confirms the undeniable informative and interpretative significance of the site in the studies of the northern Adriatic Neolithic
Rural Roman settlements near Donji Miholjac
Get PDFDonji Miholjac se često spominje u kontekstu položaja mansio Maurianis, prema jeruzalemskom (Burdigalskom) itinerariju. Na prostru općine Donji Miholjac utvrđen je manji broj rimskodobnih lokaliteta. U ovom radu se prikazuju rimskodobni lokaliteti poznati iz literature te dva nova lokaliteta koji su rezultati rekognosciranja u okolici Rakitovice južno od Donjeg Miholjca. Na povišenim položajima meandrirajuće rijeke Karašice pronađena su dva rimskodobna lokaliteta koji se prema nalazima datiraju u drugu polovicu drugog i treće stoljeće.Donji Miholjac is often mentioned in the context of the site of mansio Maurianis, in accordance with Itinerarium Burdigalense. Several sites from the Roman period were ascertained on the territory of Donji Miholjac Municipality. This paper presents sites from the Roman period known from the literature, as well as two new sites as a result of a field survey in Rakitovica area, south of Donji Miholjac. Two sites from the Roman period which are dated by the finds to the second half of the second century and the third century were discovered at elevated positions of the meandering river of Karašica
Living Danube Limes Croatia - fieldwork report 2021; Archaeological geophysical prospection in the framework of the EU Interreg DTP359 Living Danube Limes. Kopačevo pilot site
No full textThe fieldwork in Kopačevo was carried out between November 11th and 13th 2021. The area selected as area of interest primarily could not be investigated because the landowner refused to grant permission to enter the area of a Roman fortlet in the village. For this reason, areas around the village and north of the small fortress were examined for two days. A 16 channel GPR system Mala MIRA with a frequency of 400 MHz was used
Burialscapes of Rab Island (North East Adriatic): The Role of Sepulchral Evidence in the Reconstruction of Roman and Late Antique Rural Settlement Pattern
Get PDFOn the bases of archaeological and documentary data an overview of the burial evidence of Roman andlate Antique date on the island of Rab (North East Adriatic, Croatia) is brought forth, spatially analysed andinterpreted within the so-far defined rural settlement pattern. While aiding in the definition of burial practicesand their diachronic changes, data derived from such evidence and interpreted from a social perspective, can beindicative for continuity and changes within the island’s rural landscape organisation
USING GIS IN THE DIACHRONIC STUDY OF LATE ROMAN SETTLEMENT TRANSFORMATIONS: PRELIMINARY DATA AND POSSIBLE RELATIONS TO ENVIRONMENT CHANGE IN THE NORTH-EASTERN ADRIATIC
Get PDFIn the paper the use of GIS to diachronically analyse the settlement pattern detected through archaeological research is illustrated on the case study of the island of Rab (NE Adriatic, Croatia) and correlated with a model of the island's economic output, its environmental features and available data on regional changing climatic conditions. The obtained results are then interpreted within a wider Adriatic setting and a current theoretical framework which allows to correlate socioeconomic and environmental indicators in the interpretation of archaeologically detected changes in the use of the landscape
Middle Ages forest and woodland cover in the Drava River region, archaeological perspective: Torčec, Virje and Hlebine case study
Get PDFDuring several years of archaeological research on sites around Torčec, Virje and Hlebine in Podravina (Drava River region), as part of the project TransFER Iron production along the Drava River in the Roman period and the Middle Ages: Creation and transfer of knowledge, technologies and goods (IP-06-2016-5047) funded by the Croatian Science Foundation, a large number of samples of burnt wood was collected. Anthracological analyses of samples collected in medieval houses have shown that in the everyday life a large number of wood species have been used, not only for the construction of houses, but also for the heating and possibly making of furniture or smaller items for everyday use. There is a documented change in the use of wood species from the second half of the 6th century to the beginning of the 14th century in the example of several sites in the vicinity of Torčec, which was confirmed on the sites around Virje and Hlebine. Although oak (Quercus) prevails in all periods, its use from the 10th century is reduced, when other types of wood appear. Some medieval settlements were located near the workshops for iron smelting, an activity that over time led to over clearing of oak forests and to the transformation of forest habitats. Thus, anthropogenic influences have allowed the spread of other species such as elm (Ulmus), maple (Acer), ash (Fraxinus), alder (Populus), willow (Salix), birch (Betula) and blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
Buckles of Antiquity from the Museum Collections of Bosnia and Herzegovina (a selection)
Get PDFNa prostoru Bosne i Hercegovine čuva se izvjestan broj predmeta koji se mogu determinirati kao kopče. Navedeni predmeti služili su u praktične svrhe, ali i kao dio dekorativnoga sadržaja. S obzirom na širok spektar predmeta koji su obrađeni, i datacijski okvir je razmjerno širi i kreće se od 1. stoljeća pa do perioda kasne antike i ranoga srednjeg vijeka.A number of artefacts that may be identified as buckles are stored in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These objects were both practical and decorative. Given the considerable variety of the buckles discussed here, the period from which they date is also relatively wide, ranging from the 1st century to late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages
Prehistoric graves on flat terrain from Nakovana on Pelješac
No full textTijekom lipnja i rujna 2020. godine provedena su arheološka istraživanja na prostoru naselja Nakovana koje je smješteno u zapadnome dijelu poluotoka Pelješca. Istraživanja su bila usmjerena na iskopavanja prapovijesne nekropole smještene na južnim padinama brda Zmijna. Istražena su dva groba koji se okvirno datiraju u 11. (grob 1), odnosno 7. st. pr. Kr. (grob 2). Oba groba nalaze se na ravnome, u neposrednoj blizini kamenih gomila. Ostaci vrlo loše sačuvanih kosturnih ukopa kao i grobni prilozi, odnosno dijelovi nošnje i nakita, nalaze se relativno plitko u odnosu na današnju površinu. Pokojnici su polagani na kamen živac, u prirodnu udubinu (škrapu), ponekad omeđeni kamenim pločama (grob 1) i eventualno pokrivani većim kamenim blokovima (grob 2). S obzirom na otkrivene nalaze, pretpostavlja se kako se radi o predmetima ženske nošnje i nakita. Iz groba 1 mogu se izdvojiti nalazi brončanoga tordiranog torkvesa, lučne jednopetljaste fibule s dva zadebljanja na luku kao i dva spiralnonaočarasta privjeska s cjevastim srednjim dijelom. Iz groba 2 potječu ulomci brončane poramenice, narukvice, praporca i manjih obruča. Na cijelome prostoru Nakovane, s obzirom na kontinuiranu naseljenost gradine Grad, pretpostavlja se kontinuitet pokopavanja od prijelaznoga razdoblja s eneolitika na rano brončano doba, pa sve do kraja željeznoga doba.In June and September 2020, archaeological excavations were carried out in the area of the village of Nakovana in the western part of the Pelješac peninsula. The work focused on excavating the prehistoric cemetery on the southern slopes of Zmijna hill. The two explored graves have been roughly dated to the 11th (grave 1) and 7th (grave 2) century BC. Both graves were on flat terrain in the immediate vicinity of stone tumuli. The remains of very poorly preserved inhumation burials, along with grave goods and costume and jewellery items, are shallow relative to today’s surface. The deceased were laid on bedrock, in a natural hollow (škrapa), sometimes surrounded by stone slabs (grave 1) or covered with larger stone slabs (grave 2). The finds are assumed to be female costume and jewellery items. Notable finds from grave 1 include a bronze twisted torc, a single-loop bow fibula with two expansions on the arch, and two spiral spectacle pendants with a tubular middle part. The finds from grave 2 include the fragments of a bronze shoulder piece, a bracelet, a pendant, and small hoops. Considering the continuous habitation of the Grad hillfort, it is assumed that there were continuous burials in the entire area of Nakovana from the transitional period from the Eneolithic to the Early Bronze Age until the end of the Iron Age
The archaeological remains of settlement at sites with smelting workshop features in the Podravina Region (Croatian Drava River Basin)
No full textThis work presents the results of targeted archaeological excavations of settlement structures investigated at sites in the vicinity of Hlebine and Virje in the Croatian Drava River basin (Podravina region). These were the positions of Dedanovice and Velike Hlebine, along with Volarski Breg and Sušine, where earlier investigations had confirmed metallurgical activities connected to the processing and production of iron. On the basis of the analysis of fragments of pottery vessels, which itself is based on the morphological and technological characteristics of the collected pottery material, a determination was made of the chronological classification for the settlement units from which the pottery came through application of relative chronological methodology. The relative chronological image derived from the pottery vessels, supplemented by other small finds of objects of everyday usage, has been confirmed by absolute dating from charcoal samples from the same settlement units. This comprehensive analysis of the immobile and mobile material has confirmed the settlement of the vicinity of Virje and Hlebine during the period of late Antiquity and the early medieval period, or rather the period when intensive metallurgical activity was noted at these sites. Life was also documented as having existed at these sites during the earlier prehistoric period, as well, continuing into later periods, also during the High Middle Ages and early Modern periods, which indicates that this area, because of its natural and geographical features was considered favourable for settlement over the course of many centuries
In which part of the year did iron smelting occur in the Drava valley?
No full textDuring extensive field surveys conducted in one part of the Drava River valley, numerous positions of iron smelting workshops have been recognised. For the past ten years, several of these smelting workshops, dated to Late Antiquity and the Early Medieval period, have been excavated. It was realised that the furnaces were not isolated in the landscape but rather that they were located in the close vicinity of settlements, always by a creek, on a small slope, and within a landscape that retains water, which allows the accumulation of bog iron ore in the soil. Due to the fact that the smelting process is highly complicated and requires good preparation as well as good execution, it is believed that it took place during summer and early fall. The reasons for such a hypothesis lie in the fact that before the smelting process could even begin, certain necessary preparations that included the collection of ore and wood, the drying of logs, and the preparation of charcoal, which were essential for the process, had to have been completed. Furthermore, archaeo-botanical evidence found within the walls of one furnace, as well as within the settlement, would support the same hypothesis