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Research results of the Sotin – Zmajevac Site in the Croatian Danube Region
Get PDFArheološko nalazište Sotin – Zmajevac, smješteno na rubu lesne zaravni istočno od sela Sotin, poznato je više od stoljeća. Mjesto je to pronalaska paljevinskih kasnolatenskih grobova (LT D1) s iznimnim nalazima naoružanja, ženske nošnje i nakita te keramičkim i brončanim posudama koji pokazuju postojanje supra-regionalnih kontakata. Ipak, točan položaj otkrivenih grobova danas nije poznat, zbog čega su provedeni terenski pregledi koji su pokazali kako se radi o nalazištu iz različitih razdoblja prapovijesti te kasnoga srednjeg vijeka. U okviru FEMINE projekta poduzeta su pokusna istraživanja na dostupnim površinama nalazišta u kojima su otkriveni tragovi kasnolatenskoga i kasnosrednjovjekovnog naselja, pri čemu su nalazi većega broja keramičkih pršljena iz kasnoga latena ukazali na vjerojatnu proizvodnju tekstila u naselju.Within the research project of the Croatian Science Foundation Iron Age female identities in the southern part of the Carpathian Basin (FEMINE / IP-06-2016-1749), the Institute of Archaeology during the November 2017 carried out a trial archaeological excavation of Sotin – Zmajevac site (Fig. 1). Investigations were conducted to reveal the position of the cemetery from the Late Iron Age (La Tène culture), since three cremation burials were found at the beginning of the 20th century at Zmajevac which were dated to the Late La Tène (LT D1), respectively at the beginning of the 1st c. BC (Majnarić-Pandžić 1970; 1972/1973; Božič 1981; Guštin 1984; Ilkić 1999). Finds of weaponry belong to male burials, while female burials contained characteristic costume and jewellery items (Fig. 2). In burials ceramic and bronze vessels were also revealed indicating the existence of supra-regional distribution networks (Majnarić-Pandžić 1996; Dizdar, Radman-Livaja 2004; 2015). The mentioned burials from Sotin, although discovered more than a hundred years ago, are still the only known Late La Tène female burials in the eastern part of Croatia until today (Majnarić-Pandžić 1972/1973; Božič 1981: Guštin 1984).
In the view of exceptional finds from Zmajevac, the existence of Late La Tène site was confirmed by results of field surveys and in the rescue excavation carried out in 2015 (Ložnjak Dizdar et al. 2016). The aim of the research was the discovery of female burials with characteristic finds that would testify about the different aspects of female social identities during the Late La Tène (i.e. Todorović 1972). During the research, traces of the Late La Tène (Figs. 3–5) and Late Medieval settlements (Figs. 6–8) were discovered, spreading along the edge of the loess plateau above the Danube. A large number of ceramic spindle whorls point to textile production at the site and testify to the different aspects of female social identities and everyday activities that female members of population performed in households during the Late Iron Age
Archaeological research of Nova Bukovica – Sjenjak site during 2017
Get PDFTekst sadrži preliminarni izvještaj o rezultatima arheoloških istraživanja u Novoj Bukovici tijekom 2017. godine. Istraživanja, financirana od Ministrstva kulture RH i Općine Nova Bukovica, izvedena su u sklopu „Strategije znanstvene djelatnosti Instituta za arheologiju 2014.‒2019.“, u okviru istraživačke podteme A3: Naselja. Prilikom ovogodišnjih terenskih radova, istražen je novi dio kompleksnog prapovijesnog lokaliteta koji je tijekom prapovijesti naseljen u vrijeme kasnoga brončanog i mlađeg željeznog doba.The text contains a preliminary report on the results of archaeological research of Nova Bukovica – Sjenjak site during 2017. Research, funded by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia and the Municipality of Nova Bukovica, was carried out within the “Strategy of Scientific Activities of the Institute of Archeology 2014 – 2019”, within the research topic A3: Settlements. During this year’s field work, a new part of the complex prehistoric site was excavated, populated during prehistoric times in the late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age
Field survey of the Koprivnica and Đurđevac part of the River Drava Basin
No full textTijekom proljeća i jeseni 2017. godine članovi projektnog tima TransFER proveli su reambulaciju i rekognosciranje šireg područja uz rijeku Dravu. Cilj terenskih pregleda bio je utvrđivanje poznatih arheoloških nalazišta i pronalazak novih lokaliteta povezanih s proizvodnjom i obradom željeza za potrebe znanstveno-istraživačkog projekta TransFER. No, osim položaja na kojima su po površini oranica pronađeni komadi kovačke ili talioničke zgure, tijekom više obilazaka evidentirano je nekoliko novih lokaliteta na kojima su nalazi koji ukazuju na kovačku ili talioničku djelatnost izostali, ali su prikupljeni brojni ulomci keramičkih posuda koji ukazuju na naseljenost lokaliteta u raznim razdobljima prapovijesti, antike i srednjega vijeka. U radu se donosi pregled novopronađenih arheoloških nalazišta evidentiranih na području koprivničke i đurđevačke Podravine.During spring and fall of 2017 extensive perambulations and field surveys have been undertaken on the wider territory along the Drava River. The objective of thise research, which was undertaken within a scientific-research project TransFER (IP-05-2016-5047), was to collect additional information on known archaeological sites and the discovery of new sites connected with the production and processing of iron. During the surveys over 200 archaeological sites were perambulated of which over 60 were new (Tab. 1). Even though more of these new sites, dated to various archaeological and historical periods (Fig. 2), from late Neolithic/early Eneolithic, through Bronze and Iron age and Antiquity up to medieval and Modern period, contained only pieces of ceramics, pieces of blacksmith’s or/and smelting slag were also found on a large number of them (Fig. 1). Even though pieces of Modern Age ceramics most probably found their way to these positions during fertilization or other agricultural activities, the dating range of all these sites points to the fact that the territory of the Koprivnica and Đurđevac part of the River Drava Basin has always been a favourable place to live
The database of antique (Greek and Roman) archaeological sites of the Republic of Croatia
No full textThe project The database of antique archaeological sites of the Republic of Croatia of the Institute of Archeology (BAZA) has been online since 24th May 2018 when it was set on the website of the Institute (http://baza.iarh.hr/public/locality/map). As a source of data, the available literature is used together with knowledge gathered from the Institute's scientific activities and data stored in the archives of the Institute of Archeology. The aim of the project is creating a database of Greek and Roman archaeological sites as the foundation for science, culture, preservation of Croatian heritage, as well as the presentation of cultural tourism. BAZA is based on archaeological sites in Croatia that are either known from the literature or by field research, with the aim of creating tools that provide easier access to the data needed for future scientific research, heritage management and the creation of professional and scientific projects that fundamentally represent archaeological heritage. The database is enriched with information about archaeological sites that are attractive enough to become a tourist destination. During the presentation of BAZA, we will show its structure and administrative part and how it is used in public search
Presentation of the database of ancient sites of the Republic of Croatia with special reference to Požeško-slavonska county
No full textProjekt Baza antičkih arheoloških lokaliteta Republike Hrvatske Instituta za arheologiju (BAZA) kao svoj temelj koristi bogatstvo hrvatskih arheoloških lokaliteta. Stvorena je u cilju strukturiranja podataka sakupljenih pri radu Instituta. Kao izvor podataka korištena je dostupna literatura, saznanja koja su prikupljena znanstvenom djelatnošću Instituta, te pohranjena u arhivi Instituta za arheologiju. Riječ je o stvaranju baze podataka o arheološkim lokalitetima koja je temelj za znanost, kulturu, očuvanje hrvatske baštine, ali i prezentaciju kulturnoga turizma. BAZA se temelji na arheološkim lokalitetima Hrvatske koji su poznati iz literature ili su ustanovljeni terenskim istraživanjima i rekognosciranjima, a s ciljem kreiranja alata koji omogućuje lakši pristup podacima potrebnima pri budućim znanstvenim istraživanjima, upravljanju baštinom kao i kreiranju stručnih i znanstvenih projekata koji u svojoj osnovi imaju arheološko nasljeđe. Baza je obogaćena informacijama o arheološkim lokalitetima koji su dovoljno atraktivni da postanu turistička destinacija. Dostupnost podataka omogućuje poslovnim, znanstvenim i privatnim subjektima iz Hrvatske kao i cijeloga svijeta pristup informacijama o željenoj kulturnoj arheološkoj destinaciji. Stvorena BAZA omogućuje vidljivost i prepoznatljivost znanstvenih dostignuća Instituta za arheologiju znanstvenoj, stručnoj i široj zajednici, pri čemu će postignutim rezultatima znanost postati primjenjiva u društvu. Ovom prilikom uz predstavljanje same Baze osvrnut ćemo se i na saznanja o antičkim arheološkim lokalitetima u Požeško slavonskoj županiji
Šest baza počasnih statua iz Jadera
Get PDFDuring the archaeological excavations on Poljana pape Ivana Pavla II in Zadar, six Roman monumental statue bases with inscriptions were discovered in the foundations of a mediaeval wall. They were submerged in a mixture of rainwater and the nearby sea. Because of the importance of the find, all the bases were removed from the foundations and promptly conserved. After the conservation, the statue bases were brought back to the newly organised archaeological park, which is now connected to the complex of the Roman Forum and includes the mediaeval wall. The persons who were honoured in the inscriptions on the statue bases in Iader come from almost all the social classes of the Roman world – from senators and equestrians to the municipal elite and the sons of freedmen. Each of the inscriptions deserves full attention, and they are chronologically analysed in separate chapters.Tijekom arheoloških iskopavanja na Poljani pape Ivana Pavla II. u Zadru, u temeljima srednjovjekovnoga zida, otkriveno je šest rimskih baza za počasne statue s natpisima. Baze su bile uronjene u mješavinu kišnice, izvorskih voda te obližnjega mora. Zbog važnosti nalaza, sve su baze uklonjene iz temelja bedema te promptno konzervirane. Nakon konzervacije, spomenici su vraćeni u novoorganizirani arheološki park, koji je sada povezan s kompleksom rimskoga foruma, te srednjovjekovnim bedemom. Osobe koje su spomenute na natpisima ovih baza dolaze iz gotovo svih društvenih slojeva rimskoga svijeta – od senatora i vitezova do municipalne elite i sinova oslobođenika. Svaki od natpisa zaslužuje punu pažnju te su stoga kronološki analizirani u zasebnim poglavljima
Research of the fortifications, church complex and Late Antique readaptations on the Stancija Blek (Tar) site in 2017
Get PDFIstraživačko-konzervatorskom kampanjom provedenom na lokalitetu Stancija Blek u Taru 2017. godini obuhvaćena su tri sektora višefaznog arheološkog lokaliteta i arhitektonskog sklopa koji se sustavno istražuje od 2008. godine. Na prostoru P8 istraženi su slojevi urušenja i pregradnji kasnoantičke faze koji su negirali raniju prostoriju smještenu zapadno od ranije utvrđene antičke cisterne. Kasnije faze obuhvaćaju ognjište smješteno na prvoj fazi urušenja te pregradnju zidom koji se proteže u smjeru istok ‒ zapad, dok je situacija na jugu ovog prostora još uvijek nejasna. U sektoru P4, koji ranije nije istraživan, otkriven je prolaz/ulaz kroz ogradni zid koji je u razdoblju (ranog) srednjeg vijeka okružio lokalitet fortificirajući ga. Dvije kasnije pregradnje ukazuju na refunkcionalizaciju prolaza u manju prostoriju te potom na njegovu defunkcionalizaciju zapunjavanjem i dodatnim pregrađivanjem. U sektorima P8/P3 definiran je aneks uz južni zid crkve te postojanje ranije arhitekture koja se razvija ispod njegove podnice. Konzervatorskim radovima obuhvaćeno je južno i zapadno ziđe crkve te istočni zid cisterne.The 2017 research and conservation activities carried out at the Stancija Blek site in Tar covered three sectors of the multiphase architectonic complex which is being investigated since 2008 (Fig. 1). In sector P4, now researched for the first time, the course of the (early) medieval fencing wall was determined, as well as the entryway flanked by two massive walls (SU 185 and 186). The western side of the entrance was later walled, creating a small room, to then be filled with destruction debris held by another wall leaning to it from the east (Fig. 2), and marking the final defunctionalisation of this space.
Within sector P8 layers of collapse debris and Late Antique readaptations of an early Imperial room were defined. The room, stretching along the western side of the previously defined cistern was filled with debris upon which a hearth was placed (Fig. 4) and a dividing wall stretching in east-west orientation was built. In the south-eastern corner of this space, a wall (SU 085) with integrated channel, whose spout exists in the room, was uncovered, pointing to the existence of a water management system alongside the cistern. In the western part a threshold was identified, indicating the entrance to the room. The southern limit of the room is still to be defined, as the presently visible wall SU 078, leaning onto SU 085, is a later addition (Fig. 3).
In sector P8A/3, relative to the church and eastern section of the cistern, a thick layer of recent debris was removed in order to allow conservation of the eastern cistern's wall and the southern church's wall. This allowed the uncovering of a room annexed to the church from south, underneath which a raster of previous walls is visible. A wall stretching further south indicates the possible existence of another annex (Fig. 5). The time of building of the annex is still to be determined, but there are indications that it might have been part of the same construction project as the church, thus built within a short time-span after it.
Conservation of the afore-mentioned walls was carried out by removal of loose stones and their repositioning keeping the original height of the walls. Binding was carried out with lime and sand mortar and finishing was done so to preserve the original appearance of the walls' faces and tops
Projekt Antička baza podataka RH
No full textPrezentacija donosi kratki opis nastanka, funkcioniranja administrativnog rada i upute za javnu i laičku upotrebu Baze podataka antičkih arheoloških lokaliteta Republike Hrvatske.
Nakon veće količine unesenih upisa na Institutu za arheologiju 24. svibnja 2018. projekt BAZA je predstavljen javnosti
INSTRUMENTUM DOMESTICUM S LOKALITETA BANJAČE
Get PDFIn this paper the scientific analysis of pottery, glass, stone and bone tools from the village site of Banjače. Such material can be called instrumentum domesticum. The pottery finds were divided into amphorae, kitchen and table ware, weights and tegulae. The amphorae mostly originate from the eastern Mediterranean (LR1 I LR2), with only a few finds of African origin (spatehion). Several new types of amphorae also appear. Kitchen ware includes pots and deep bowls of regional character, and fine ware mostly originates from Africa (5th century). Round ceramic weights could have been used as parts of spindles, looms or nets. Some, so called, semi-products, were also found, i.e. pottery fragments which were secondarily shaped into weights. Glass finds (lamps, glasses, small bowls) display a typical repertoire of the 5th and 6th centuries. Stone finds- mortar and parts of hand grindstones were mostly found in structure 2, which can point to its function-an area used for processing food, i.e. grinding cereals and other ingredients, as well as storage. A fragment of a tripartite bone comb was also found.U ovom radu obuhvaćena je znanstvena analiza keramike, stakla, kamenih i koštanih nalaza s lokaliteta seoskog karaktera Banjače. Taj se materijal može zajednički nazvati instrumentum domesticum. Keramički nalazi podijeljeni su na amfore, kuhinjsko i stolno posuđe, utege, tegule. Am- fore su pretežno pokazale porijeklo s istočnog Sredozemlja (LR1 I LR2), a u manjoj mjeri afričko porijeklo (spatehion). Prisutno je i nekoliko do sada nepoznatih tipova amphora. Kuhinjsko posuđe zastupljeno je loncima i dubokim zdjelama regionalne strukture, dok je fino stolno posuđe uglavnom afričkog porijekla (5.st). Keramički okrugli utezi mogli su poslužiti kao dijelovi vretena, tkalačkog stana ili mreže. Nađeni su i tzv. poluproizvodi, tj. ulomci keramike koji su se sekundarno oblikovali u utege. Stakleni predmeti (svjetiljke, čaše, zdjelice) pokazuju tipičan repertoar 5. i 6. st. Predmeti od kamena - tarionik i dijelovi ručnih žrvnjeva većinom su nađeni u objektu 2 što može upućivati na njegovu funkciju kao prostora za procesuiranje hrane, tj. mljevenje žitarica i drugih namirnica te skladištenje. Nađen je i jedan ulomak trodjelnog koštanog češlja
The Ričina spring cave in Buško Jezero. The first traces of the Palaeolithic in the western Herzegovina region
Get PDFIzvor – špilja Ričina nalazi se na širem području zaseoka Vrilo u blizini Tomislavgrada. Dio je većega kompleksa, točnije riječ je o tri špiljska ulaza međusobno povezana špiljskim kanalima koji su nastali korozivnim djelovanjem snažnoga podzemnog toka. Za vrijeme viših vodostaja akumulacijskoga jezera kompleks, ali i područje uokolo je potopljeno. Špiljski kompleks je već prije speleološki dokumentiran, a prilikom jednoga posjeta speleolozi su ispred špilje uočili ostatke kremenoga oruđa. Pronalazak je potaknuo arheološka istraživanja prilikom kojih je, ispred ulaza u pećinu, pronađeno mjesto izrade litičkih predmeta. Tanki kulturni sloj i prostorna dispozicija nalaza asocira na sekundarni položaj nalaza, ali geomorfološke karakteristike terena pokazuju da je, ipak, riječ o izvornoj zoni litičke obrade. Postojanje gotovo svih faza lanca operacija (nedostaje jedino faza prikupljanja sirovine) ukazuje kako se cjelokupni proces obrade odvijao na ovome mjestu. Iako kronološke analize za sada nisu moguće, tipološke i tehnološke karakteristike, uz pojavu obrađenih sječiva, grebala i pločica s hrptom, sasvim jasno ukazuju na epigravetijensku kulturu. Time nalazište na izvoru Ričine postaje prvo paleolitičko nalazište na prostoru zapadne Hercegovine.The Ričina spring cave is located in the wider region of the Vrilo hamlet in the vicinity of Tomislavgrad. It is a part of a larger complex, more precisely there are three cave entrances mutually connected with cave channels, created as a consequence of the corrosive activity of a strong underground stream. The complex and the surrounding region are flooded when there is a high water level in the reservoir. The cave complex has already been documented speleologically, and remains of stone tools were noticed by speleologists in one of their visits to the cave. This discovery incited archaeological research that resulted in the identification of a place in front of the cave where lithic objects were made. The thin cultural layer and spatial disposition of the finds imply their secondary position, but the geomorphological characteristics of the terrain indicate that it was the original zone of lithic production. The presence of almost all the phases of the operational sequence (only the collection of raw material is missing) indicates that the entire process of production happened at this spot. Though chronological analyses are unavailable for the time being, typological and technological characteristics, along with the presence of retouched blades, end scrapers and backed bladelets, clearly indicate the Epigravettian culture. It means that the site at the source of Ričina is the first Palaeolithic site in the western Herzegovina region