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Príspevok sa zaoberá počiatkami archeologického skúmania polohy Hradisko v obci Jánovce v okrese ... more Príspevok sa zaoberá počiatkami archeologického skúmania polohy Hradisko v obci Jánovce v okrese Poprad v závere 19. a na začiatku 20. storočia. Ide o nezalesnený a v krajine dominantný kopec nachádzajúci sa južne od intravilánu miestnej časti Machalovce. Lokalita je známa odbornej verejnosti už dlhé obdobie ako významné opevnené výrobno-obchodné centrum púchovskej kultúry z doby laténskej a rímskej. Kopec a predovšetkým priestor pod ním boli pritom osídlené už od praveku. Význam a výskumný potenciál lokality si uvedomili bádatelia už v závere 19. storočia. Aj napriek tomu nebola lokalita nikdy systematicky skúmaná
a hodnotená bola iba na základe archeologických nálezov získaných počas povrchových prieskumov.
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The finds of human remain in settlement features from the La Tène period are rare, especially cas... more The finds of human remain in settlement features from the La Tène period are rare, especially cases when we can interpret these finds as proof of ritual activities. One of them represents archaeological research of the La Tène settlement with 38 archaeological features situated in the Záhrady site, located southeast of the urban area of Bratislava in the city part Devín. The article is evaluated the burial context in feature no. 74, which represents a common La Tène dwelling, where skeletal remains of a man were found. It aims to reconstruct several aspects connected to properties, existence, destruction, and secondary usage through the method of inverse transformation. Based on interim results, are created hypotheses focusing on the interpretation of such behaviour. Can we join these activities with intramural burial or its only proof of disposal of the dead? Interpretation goes further when taking in count presents of the charcoal layer, which may indicate more deep activities connected with cremation rituals. Those questions are discussed in the context of central European archaeology and the need for rethinking some old conclusions is emerged.
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The aim of this article is to give a basic analysis of graves enclosed by rectangular and circula... more The aim of this article is to give a basic analysis of graves enclosed by rectangular and circular ditches documented at La Tène cemeteries from the territory of today's Slovakia. It is focused mainly on the characteristics of the shape and size of the ditches or their spatial analysis within individual cemeteries. We also pay attention to graves situated within the area enclosed by the ditches. In this regard, the size of grave pits, the composition of grave goods, the dating, and the characteristics of buried individuals are important. The analysis should contribute to the discussion of basic questions regarding the design and function of the ditches and reasons for their occurrence in the studied area.
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Intentional destruction of objects is a rather frequent phenomenon in the Celtic world. In the pa... more Intentional destruction of objects is a rather frequent phenomenon in the Celtic world. In the past, the attention of researchers was primarily focused on damage to weapons. Intentional fragmentation – the breaking of clay vessels – has not yet been sufficiently explored. The subject of the article is these practices documented in La Tène graves in the Carpathian Basin, with a focus on selected cemeteries from the terri tory of southwest Slovakia (Dubník and Malé Kosihy) and northwest Hungary (Ludas). The author attempts to interpret the reasons for these practices in the context of the funerary rite based on an analysis of ways vessels were intentionally damaged, their position in the grave pit and also the types of these vessels. intentionally broken – fragments of vessels – grave pit – La Tène period – funerary rites Intencionálne ničenie predmetov je u Keltov pomerne častým javom. Pozornosť bádateľov bola v minulosti zameraná predovšetkým na poškodzovanie zbraní. Zámerné rozbíjanie hlinených nádob nebolo dosiaľ dostatočne riešené. Cieľom tohto článku je upriamenie pozornosti na uvedené praktiky doložené v hroboch doby laténskej na území Karpatskej kotliny, so zameraním na vybrané pohrebiská z územia juhozápadného Slovenska (Dubník a Malé Kosihy) a severozápadného Maďarska (Ludas). Autor sa na základe analýzy spôsobov zámerného deštruovania nádob, ich polohy v hrobovej jame, či ich druhovej skladby pokúša aj o interpretáciu dôvodov týchto praktík v súvislosti s pohrebným rítom. intencionálne rozbitie – fragmenty nádob – hrobová jama – doba laténska – pohrebné rituály
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Miniature vessels appear already in the Neolithic and exist in almost every archaeological cultur... more Miniature vessels appear already in the Neolithic and exist in almost every archaeological culture including the La Tène period. A common problem in the study of miniature vessels is their basic definition, the approaches to this issue being numerous and even contradictory. The aim of the present paper is to define objectively the La Tène culture miniature vessels basing on the finds from the region of Carpathian Basin and to attempt to interpret their function in the Celtic world. Miniature vessels — La Tène period — Carpathian basin — size — comparison — vessel function
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a hodnotená bola iba na základe archeologických nálezov získaných počas povrchových prieskumov.
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a hodnotená bola iba na základe archeologických nálezov získaných počas povrchových prieskumov.
Only poor remains of the cylindrical tower with the diameter of 8.6 m and the defensive wall surrounding the oval groundplan of the upper castle with axes of 37 and 22 m have been preserved. During the 14th–15th century, construction of a masonry fortification of the lower castle is supposed. By the end of the Middle Ages, this fortification was complemented with a forwarded foregate on the northern side and the whole circumference of the fortification of the lower castle was surrounded by a ditch.
After the 1550s, the co-owners of the dominion try to rebuild the damaged castle. Fortification of the lower castle was extended outwards in the west and provided it with a large cannon bastion called Tereš. Simultaneously, they repaired the damaged parts of the fortification on the eastern side and the upper castle was complemented with a new palace wing in the southwest. Thanks to these provisions, the castle belonged to the well fortified aristocratic residences and provided protection for its owners and affined families by the end of the 16th century.
The long lasting Turkish danger led brothers Peter and Pavol Aponi to the decision to strengthen their parts of the castle in 1621. Thus, an extensive late Renaissance reconstruction was carried out in 1613, after the division of the castle. The reconstruction was focused on increasing the representation of the family and increasing the number of residential rooms of the family castle which still provided a reliable refuge. Because of the small space of the upper castle, new palaces were built mainly at the lower castle. The two-wing southwestern palace was attached to the older cannon bastion which was rebuilt into a residential tower filling the whole southwestern circumference of the lower castle with its 50 m long southern wing. Another northeastern palace with rectangular groundplan of 27 x 14.5 m was forwarded behind the enclosure of the older fortification and thus filled the area of the former ditch. The original ledge and beam reinforcement which helped date the construction shortly after 1602–1600 have been preserved on its front facade with symmetrically arranged windows.
The artillery defence itself was concentrated in the forwarded wooden-earthen bastions after the reconstruction of the castle; only uneven terrain has remained from the bastions. As early as the first third of the 17th century, some parts of the castle started to decay slowly and in the second half of the 17th century, the castle changed into a ruin. The gradual extinction of the Apponi family residence is realistically documented by historical representations of the 19th century.
for the study of modern-age stove tile production. In this article we focus on an ideal reconstruction of a tile
stove that may have been located in the upper castle. Although the castle has not yielded finds of completely
preserved tile stoves, there are two concentrations of stove tiles from the upper castle which can be use for
the reconstruction. Through a detailed analysis of the stove one tile series and the subsequent use of modern
3D technologies we reconstructed the possible form of a tile stove. In this study, 3D technologies present an
analytical tool employed to answer questions concerning the design of the tile stove, its dimensions and use
in heating the palace.
of the Oponice castle‘s upper castle. It probably comes from an entry portal and was carved with a
Renaissance coat of arms with the motive of a four-legged animal on which the bird sits. The coat of
arms probably belongs to the Horváth family. In the second half of the 16th and the first half of the
17th century they are mentioned in the historical written sources as castellans at the Oponice castle.
In addition, in this time there are other proofs of the relationship between the Horváth family and
the Aponi family, who had owned the castle from the end of 14th, respectively the beginning of the
15th century.
hill in prehistoric times until the Early Middle Ages, i.e., before the construction of the high medieval castle. The initial impulse
to solve this question was the findings (fragment of prehistoric pottery, quern stone, clay spindle whorl) obtained during
archaeological excavation at the castle in 2018 and 2020. Their chronological classification points to the period of the Late Bronze
Age/Hallstatt period, the Late La Tène period and the Roman period/Early Middle Ages. The castle hill in village Oponice has
a convenient location, which could have been attractive for the prehistoric to early medieval population. We have recorded their
traces through numerous settlements and settlement finds in the area below the castle.
Several methodological procedures will be applied to solve set goal. These are analyzes in terms of shape, size, decoration of La Tène vessels and their comparison with ancient shapes, the function of which is well known to us. In the case of the La Tène period, which belongs to the protohistoric periods, they also represent an important type of source to use of historical written and iconographic sources of ancient prove-nance. A key approach to solving the topic is to find the circumstances of the vessels in the graves, which are often closed finds contexts. Within this category, it will be an analysis from the point of view of the original contents of the vessels, which is also used for scientific analyzes, often related disciplines and sub-disciplines (archaeozoology, archaeobotany, palynology). It is also an examination of the condition, position, and relationship to buried individuals.