"Publikacja, którą oddajemy w ręce Czytelnika jest zbiorem rozdziałów prezentujących zróżnicowane... more "Publikacja, którą oddajemy w ręce Czytelnika jest zbiorem rozdziałów prezentujących zróżnicowane etnicznie i religijnie elementy dziedzictwa kulturowego. Różnorodność ta umożliwiła ukształtowanie się historii i współczesnego rysu Rzeczpospolitej. Stulecie odzyskania niepodległości wydaje się być idealnym momentem, aby przypomnieć, że to zróżnicowanie stanowi wartość samą w sobie i jest cennym przesłaniem,które powinno wraz dziedzictwem kulturowym przetrwać." (Wprowadzenie, autorzy R. Solecki i K. Zdeb)
The collection of a wide range of data related to the settlement pattern of the island of Rab, ca... more The collection of a wide range of data related to the settlement pattern of the island of Rab, carried out through six years of reconnaissance, geophysical prospection and trial trenching campaigns, allowed the definition of a clearer picture of the island’s settling from the Bronze age to early Modern times. This data set, used as basis for further analysis, indicated the need to further explore selected settlement sites in order to better define both their typology and their internal organisation. Consequently, during the 2019 campaign of the Archaeological topography of the island of Rab project, research intensified on two sites on the Lopar peninsula: Kaštelina cape and Podšilo bay. In parallel, further reconnaissance and geophysical prospecting was carried out both on Lopar and within Rab municipality, aiding in the definition of settled area spread and their features, which will help comparative period-specific analysis of the island’s settling. A pilot prospecting campaign carried out within the historic centre of Rab town allowed assessing the methods’ potential within the urban fabric of such a long-settled zone, but also gaining first wide-area data on its diachronic developments. Such data will also prove essential in understanding the inter-settlement relationships and the overall organisation of the island’s settlement pattern through time. Within the paper preliminary results of the research carried out at three sites is presented, i.e. an Iron Age hillfort, a Roman rural settlement and within the urban centre, which are, due to their representative features, indicative for proposing the development of settling on the island.
A series of field and geophysical surveys were carried out in September 2017 on multiple sites on... more A series of field and geophysical surveys were carried out in September 2017 on multiple sites on the island of Rab, in particular within Lopar peninsula, where trial excavations have also been conducted. The activities were carried out thanks to the collaboration of the Institute of archaeology in Zagreb (Dr. A. Konestra), the Institute of Archaeology of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw (Dr. hab. F. Welc, geophysical measurements and data processing) and the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb (A. Dugonjić). All sites included in the activities are of Roman - late Roman date and of probable rural-productive character. Thanks to the interdisciplinary approach, data gathered allows to shed light on the sites' extent, chronology and inter-site relations. Part of the activities were carried out within the framework of project RED – Roman economy in Dalmatia of the Croatian science foundation (IP-11-2013-3973). Geophysical surveys, including Ground - Penetrating Radar (GPR) and the magnetic (gradiometer) method, were conducted on the sites Za Markovićem (Konestra et al. 2017), Lukovac (Čaušević-Bully, Bully 2014) and in six areas within Podšilo bay on Lopar (Fig. 1). On the basis of their results, a trial trench has been positioned at the Podkućine site (Area 1) (Fig. 4), yielding architecture and stratigraphic remains of the eastern section of a quadrangular 11 x 11 m sized building. Small finds suggest the construction and use of the building within the 4th - 6th c., while the find of a column base indicates the possibility of the existence of a porch or colonnade (Fig. 5). Prospections carried out at two other locations within Podšilo bay (Areas 3 and 5) (Fig. 3), resulted in definition of two rectangular structures on the northern slopes of the bay and, nearby a previously excavated pottery kiln (Lipovac Vrkljan, Šiljeg 2012), the badly preserved remains of another kiln. Field survey on the shores in the Barbat area located a scatter of pottery finds, probably pertaining to a coastal settlement of late Roman date and destroyed by later infrastructural activities.
International Journal of Conservation Science , 2022
Non-invasive surveys are more and more frequently used in historical heritage studies because the... more Non-invasive surveys are more and more frequently used in historical heritage studies because they allowed to non-destructive examination of the state of the preservation of the historical monuments. Groundpenetrating radar (GPR) method belongs to them. The most important problem limiting the use of GPR on sites with historical architecture is presence of thick accumulations of rubble, modern infrastructure elements and very often dense plan cover. Despite these restrictions, correctly performed GPR survey may deliver very important data related to the layout and also subsurface stratigraphy of studied architectural relicts as it is presented by GPR survey of the renaissance Wyszyna Castle, located in Central Poland. Field was in next steps compared and combined with available architectural, historical and archaeological records. In the finale stage, particular datasets were performed to recreate the layout of the Wyszyna Castle. This became the basis for reconstruction proposed herein in form of a scaled 3D model of this monument. Authors are convinced that complex attitude presented in this work should become a standard in architectural studies with application of geophysical methods.
Istraživanja u sklopu projekta Arheološka topografija otoka Raba provode se, u posljednjim kampan... more Istraživanja u sklopu projekta Arheološka topografija otoka Raba provode se, u posljednjim kampanjama, nizom interdisciplinarnih metoda koje olakšavaju kako identifikaciju, tako i dokumentiranje utvrđenih lokaliteta i položaja te uz njih povezanoga krajolika. Također, od 2016. godine pristupilo se probnome sondiranju pojedinih lokaliteta u svrhu provjere podataka i dobivanja jasnije kronologije. Slijedom tako postavljene metodologije, pristupilo se istraživanjima lokaliteta loparskoga poluotoka i tijekom kampanje 2018. godine, odnosno provedena su probna sondiranja i geoarheološka istraživanja u uvali Podšilo, geofizička mjerenja na rtu Kaštelina kao i reambulacija širih područja rta Šilo i uvale Dubac. Rezultati, iako još uvijek preliminarni, daju naslutiti kompleksno korištenje uvale Podšilo u kasnoantičkome razdoblju, dok su na rtu Kaštelina zabilježeni mogući ostaci željeznodobne naseobinske arhitekture.The latest research campaigns within the project Archaeological Topography o...
Tijekom rujna 2017. godine terenskim je pregledima i geofizičkim istraživanjima obuhvaćeno više l... more Tijekom rujna 2017. godine terenskim je pregledima i geofizičkim istraživanjima obuhvaćeno više lokaliteta na otoku Rabu s naglaskom na loparski poluotok, gdje su provedena i sondažna istraživanja na lokalitetu Podkućine u uvali Podšilo. Mahom su obuhvaćeni lokaliteti antičke i kasnoantičke datacije i to oni ruralno-gospodarskoga karaktera, a zahvaljujući interdisciplinarnom istraživačkom pristupu prikupljeni podaci ukazuju na njihovo prostiranje, kronologiju i međusobni suodnos. Dio aktivnosti proveden je u sklopu projekta RED – Rimska ekonomija u Dalmaciji Hrvatske zaklade za znanost (IP-11-2013-3973).A series of field and geophysical surveys were carried out in September 2017 on multiple sites on the island of Rab, in particular within Lopar peninsula, where trial excavations have also been conducted. The activities were carried out thanks to the collaboration of the Institute of archaeology in Zagreb (Dr. A. Konestra), the Institute of Archaeology of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski Un...
Results of multidisciplinary research conducted on the island of Rab (Northeastern Adriatic, Croa... more Results of multidisciplinary research conducted on the island of Rab (Northeastern Adriatic, Croatia) are presented with particular focus on late Roman rural settlements and their economic activities. The settlement in Podšilo bay, Lopar peninsula, is analyzed in more detail, providing evidence on a vibrant local community engaged in diversified craft activities and the exploitation of local land and marine resources. Along with the specificities of its layout and organization, this site also presents unique possibilities to study environmental factors that influenced its setup and economy, but also its demise, tentatively placed within the 6th century AD.
Archaeology of north-eastern Poland has been poorly recognized owing to vast forest areas and num... more Archaeology of north-eastern Poland has been poorly recognized owing to vast forest areas and numerous lakes. This particularly refers to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodship, where forest covers over 30% of its area. Prospection of forested areas has become possible in Poland just over 10 years ago with the Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR). These techniques allow obtaining 3-D documentation of recognized and also unknown archaeological sites in the forested areas. Thanks to ALS/LiDAR prospection a significant number of archaeological structures have been identified also in the Warmia and Masuria regions. Among them oval-shaped hillforts, surrounded by perfectly spaced concentric moats and ramparts, located mainly on islands and in wetland areas, have raised particular attention. Based on field prospection and results of preliminary excavations, these objects have been considered as Iron Age hillforts. One of the best preserved objects of this type is...
"Publikacja, którą oddajemy w ręce Czytelnika jest zbiorem rozdziałów prezentujących zróżnicowane... more "Publikacja, którą oddajemy w ręce Czytelnika jest zbiorem rozdziałów prezentujących zróżnicowane etnicznie i religijnie elementy dziedzictwa kulturowego. Różnorodność ta umożliwiła ukształtowanie się historii i współczesnego rysu Rzeczpospolitej. Stulecie odzyskania niepodległości wydaje się być idealnym momentem, aby przypomnieć, że to zróżnicowanie stanowi wartość samą w sobie i jest cennym przesłaniem,które powinno wraz dziedzictwem kulturowym przetrwać." (Wprowadzenie, autorzy R. Solecki i K. Zdeb)
The collection of a wide range of data related to the settlement pattern of the island of Rab, ca... more The collection of a wide range of data related to the settlement pattern of the island of Rab, carried out through six years of reconnaissance, geophysical prospection and trial trenching campaigns, allowed the definition of a clearer picture of the island’s settling from the Bronze age to early Modern times. This data set, used as basis for further analysis, indicated the need to further explore selected settlement sites in order to better define both their typology and their internal organisation. Consequently, during the 2019 campaign of the Archaeological topography of the island of Rab project, research intensified on two sites on the Lopar peninsula: Kaštelina cape and Podšilo bay. In parallel, further reconnaissance and geophysical prospecting was carried out both on Lopar and within Rab municipality, aiding in the definition of settled area spread and their features, which will help comparative period-specific analysis of the island’s settling. A pilot prospecting campaign carried out within the historic centre of Rab town allowed assessing the methods’ potential within the urban fabric of such a long-settled zone, but also gaining first wide-area data on its diachronic developments. Such data will also prove essential in understanding the inter-settlement relationships and the overall organisation of the island’s settlement pattern through time. Within the paper preliminary results of the research carried out at three sites is presented, i.e. an Iron Age hillfort, a Roman rural settlement and within the urban centre, which are, due to their representative features, indicative for proposing the development of settling on the island.
A series of field and geophysical surveys were carried out in September 2017 on multiple sites on... more A series of field and geophysical surveys were carried out in September 2017 on multiple sites on the island of Rab, in particular within Lopar peninsula, where trial excavations have also been conducted. The activities were carried out thanks to the collaboration of the Institute of archaeology in Zagreb (Dr. A. Konestra), the Institute of Archaeology of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw (Dr. hab. F. Welc, geophysical measurements and data processing) and the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb (A. Dugonjić). All sites included in the activities are of Roman - late Roman date and of probable rural-productive character. Thanks to the interdisciplinary approach, data gathered allows to shed light on the sites' extent, chronology and inter-site relations. Part of the activities were carried out within the framework of project RED – Roman economy in Dalmatia of the Croatian science foundation (IP-11-2013-3973). Geophysical surveys, including Ground - Penetrating Radar (GPR) and the magnetic (gradiometer) method, were conducted on the sites Za Markovićem (Konestra et al. 2017), Lukovac (Čaušević-Bully, Bully 2014) and in six areas within Podšilo bay on Lopar (Fig. 1). On the basis of their results, a trial trench has been positioned at the Podkućine site (Area 1) (Fig. 4), yielding architecture and stratigraphic remains of the eastern section of a quadrangular 11 x 11 m sized building. Small finds suggest the construction and use of the building within the 4th - 6th c., while the find of a column base indicates the possibility of the existence of a porch or colonnade (Fig. 5). Prospections carried out at two other locations within Podšilo bay (Areas 3 and 5) (Fig. 3), resulted in definition of two rectangular structures on the northern slopes of the bay and, nearby a previously excavated pottery kiln (Lipovac Vrkljan, Šiljeg 2012), the badly preserved remains of another kiln. Field survey on the shores in the Barbat area located a scatter of pottery finds, probably pertaining to a coastal settlement of late Roman date and destroyed by later infrastructural activities.
International Journal of Conservation Science , 2022
Non-invasive surveys are more and more frequently used in historical heritage studies because the... more Non-invasive surveys are more and more frequently used in historical heritage studies because they allowed to non-destructive examination of the state of the preservation of the historical monuments. Groundpenetrating radar (GPR) method belongs to them. The most important problem limiting the use of GPR on sites with historical architecture is presence of thick accumulations of rubble, modern infrastructure elements and very often dense plan cover. Despite these restrictions, correctly performed GPR survey may deliver very important data related to the layout and also subsurface stratigraphy of studied architectural relicts as it is presented by GPR survey of the renaissance Wyszyna Castle, located in Central Poland. Field was in next steps compared and combined with available architectural, historical and archaeological records. In the finale stage, particular datasets were performed to recreate the layout of the Wyszyna Castle. This became the basis for reconstruction proposed herein in form of a scaled 3D model of this monument. Authors are convinced that complex attitude presented in this work should become a standard in architectural studies with application of geophysical methods.
Istraživanja u sklopu projekta Arheološka topografija otoka Raba provode se, u posljednjim kampan... more Istraživanja u sklopu projekta Arheološka topografija otoka Raba provode se, u posljednjim kampanjama, nizom interdisciplinarnih metoda koje olakšavaju kako identifikaciju, tako i dokumentiranje utvrđenih lokaliteta i položaja te uz njih povezanoga krajolika. Također, od 2016. godine pristupilo se probnome sondiranju pojedinih lokaliteta u svrhu provjere podataka i dobivanja jasnije kronologije. Slijedom tako postavljene metodologije, pristupilo se istraživanjima lokaliteta loparskoga poluotoka i tijekom kampanje 2018. godine, odnosno provedena su probna sondiranja i geoarheološka istraživanja u uvali Podšilo, geofizička mjerenja na rtu Kaštelina kao i reambulacija širih područja rta Šilo i uvale Dubac. Rezultati, iako još uvijek preliminarni, daju naslutiti kompleksno korištenje uvale Podšilo u kasnoantičkome razdoblju, dok su na rtu Kaštelina zabilježeni mogući ostaci željeznodobne naseobinske arhitekture.The latest research campaigns within the project Archaeological Topography o...
Tijekom rujna 2017. godine terenskim je pregledima i geofizičkim istraživanjima obuhvaćeno više l... more Tijekom rujna 2017. godine terenskim je pregledima i geofizičkim istraživanjima obuhvaćeno više lokaliteta na otoku Rabu s naglaskom na loparski poluotok, gdje su provedena i sondažna istraživanja na lokalitetu Podkućine u uvali Podšilo. Mahom su obuhvaćeni lokaliteti antičke i kasnoantičke datacije i to oni ruralno-gospodarskoga karaktera, a zahvaljujući interdisciplinarnom istraživačkom pristupu prikupljeni podaci ukazuju na njihovo prostiranje, kronologiju i međusobni suodnos. Dio aktivnosti proveden je u sklopu projekta RED – Rimska ekonomija u Dalmaciji Hrvatske zaklade za znanost (IP-11-2013-3973).A series of field and geophysical surveys were carried out in September 2017 on multiple sites on the island of Rab, in particular within Lopar peninsula, where trial excavations have also been conducted. The activities were carried out thanks to the collaboration of the Institute of archaeology in Zagreb (Dr. A. Konestra), the Institute of Archaeology of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski Un...
Results of multidisciplinary research conducted on the island of Rab (Northeastern Adriatic, Croa... more Results of multidisciplinary research conducted on the island of Rab (Northeastern Adriatic, Croatia) are presented with particular focus on late Roman rural settlements and their economic activities. The settlement in Podšilo bay, Lopar peninsula, is analyzed in more detail, providing evidence on a vibrant local community engaged in diversified craft activities and the exploitation of local land and marine resources. Along with the specificities of its layout and organization, this site also presents unique possibilities to study environmental factors that influenced its setup and economy, but also its demise, tentatively placed within the 6th century AD.
Archaeology of north-eastern Poland has been poorly recognized owing to vast forest areas and num... more Archaeology of north-eastern Poland has been poorly recognized owing to vast forest areas and numerous lakes. This particularly refers to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodship, where forest covers over 30% of its area. Prospection of forested areas has become possible in Poland just over 10 years ago with the Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR). These techniques allow obtaining 3-D documentation of recognized and also unknown archaeological sites in the forested areas. Thanks to ALS/LiDAR prospection a significant number of archaeological structures have been identified also in the Warmia and Masuria regions. Among them oval-shaped hillforts, surrounded by perfectly spaced concentric moats and ramparts, located mainly on islands and in wetland areas, have raised particular attention. Based on field prospection and results of preliminary excavations, these objects have been considered as Iron Age hillforts. One of the best preserved objects of this type is...
The collection of a wide range of data related to the settlement pattern of the island of Rab, ca... more The collection of a wide range of data related to the settlement pattern of the island of Rab, carried out through six years of reconnaissance, geophysical prospection and trial trenching campaigns, allowed the definition of a clearer picture of the island’s settling from the Bronze age to early Modern times. This data set, used as basis for further analysis, indicated the need to further explore selected settlement sites in order to better define both their typology and their internal organisation. Consequently, during the 2019 campaign of the Archaeological topography of the island of Rab project, research intensified on two sites on the Lopar peninsula: Kaštelina cape and Podšilo bay. In parallel, further reconnaissance and geophysical prospecting was carried out both on Lopar and within Rab municipality, aiding in the definition of settled area spread and their features, which will help comparative period-specific analysis of the island’s settling. A pilot prospecting campaign carried out within the historic centre of Rab town allowed assessing the methods’ potential within the urban fabric of such a long-settled zone, but also gaining first wide-area data on its diachronic developments. Such data will also prove essential in understanding the inter-settlement relationships and the overall organisation of the island’s settlement pattern through time. Within the paper preliminary results of the research carried out at three sites is presented, i.e. an Iron Age hillfort, a Roman rural settlement and within the urban centre, which are, due to their representative features, indicative for proposing the development of settling on the island.
Konserwacja zapobiegawcza środowiska 8. Dziedzictwo nasze czy obce, 2019
The chapter refers to non-Catholic cemeteries founded since the 18th century within today’s borde... more The chapter refers to non-Catholic cemeteries founded since the 18th century within today’s borders of the Turek county. The city of Turek and the Turek county is a unique place because of the presence of the remains of three cultures ‒ Catholic, Protestant and Jewish, co-existing with each other from the eighteenth century to World War II. Today, the relics of the former Protestants and Jews who live here are primarily cemeteries, located in all municipalities of the county. Unbelievable devastation of both Jewish and Evangelical cemeteries began with the outbreak of World War II. Lack of proper protection and care for these places over the next decades has contributed to progressive and irreversible damage. Due to the unsettled history between the Polish, German and Jewish people, nowadays these places are the “forgotten” or “foreign” cultural heritage. Sometimes these cemeteries still exist as well preserved, but most often they are illegible, forested and without tombstones. Some places can be identified only by the slightly visible shapes of the graves, characteristic wild vegetation, or the terrain in the form of alleys and earth ramparts.
Results of multidisciplinary research conducted on the island of Rab (Northeastern Adriatic, Croa... more Results of multidisciplinary research conducted on the island of Rab (Northeastern Adriatic, Croatia) are presented with particular focus on late Roman rural settlements and their economic activities. The settlement in Podšilo bay, Lopar peninsula, is analyzed in more detail, providing evidence on a vibrant local community engaged in diversified craft activities and the exploitation of local land and marine resources. Along with the specificities of its layout and organization, this site also presents unique possibilities to study environmental factors that influenced its setup and economy, but also its demise, tentatively placed within the 6th century AD.
The latest research campaigns within the project Archaeological Topography of the Island of Rab h... more The latest research campaigns within the project Archaeological Topography of the Island of Rab have included a series of interdisciplinary methods facilitating the identification and documentation of the determined sites, locations, and their surroundings. Also, test trenches have been made on certain sites since 2016 to verify the data and obtain a clearer chronology. On the basis of this methodology, sites on Lopar peninsula have been researched in the 2018 campaign too. The works included test trenches and geoarchaeological research in Podšilo bay, geophysical measurements on cape Kaštelina, and a survey of the wider areas of cape Šilo and Dubac cove. The results are still preliminary, but they already point to a complex use of Podšilo bay in late antiquity, while possible remains of Iron Age settlement architecture have been recorded on cape Kaštelina.
Od kilkunastu lat odtwórstwo związane z życiem codziennym Słowian i Wikingów cieszy się coraz wię... more Od kilkunastu lat odtwórstwo związane z życiem codziennym Słowian i Wikingów cieszy się coraz większą popularnością. Dzisiaj jest ono narzędziem wizualizacji historii wczesnego średniowiecza. Pokazy żywej historii zmuszają badaczy do podjęcia dyskusji na temat rzetelności odtwarzanych elementów kultury materialnej, której jednym z najważniejszych jest strój. Odkrycia archeologiczne pozwalają nam z dużym prawdopodobieństwem rekonstruować ubiory zarówno męskie, jak i damskie dla poszczególnych rejonów Skandynawii wczesnego średniowiecza.
Sacred space: contributions to the archaeology of belief, edited by Louis Daniel Nebelsick, Joanna Wawrzeniuk and Katarzyna Zeman-Wiśniewska, Warsaw 2018
Nowadays, experimental archeology and historical reconstruction became one of the most important ... more Nowadays, experimental archeology and historical reconstruction became one of the most important methods of popularization of archeology. Historical reenactment dealing with everyday life of ancient societies is based primarily on the results of archaeological research, ethnographic, historical and iconographic sources. It seems that the main and most visible element of recreating the past is costume. Therefore it is important to correctly replicate clothing and all its components, in accordance with scientific knowledge. This thesis is an attempt to capture the most important aspects of the Viking Age clothing in northern Europe, dating from 793 to 1066 AD. It focuses on Scandinavia because of the number of archaeological sources and studies. For proper costume reconstruction it appears to be necessary to create a handbook for reenactors, who often rely on unclear, controversial and unscientific studies – a collection of as much sources as possible introducing fabrics and leather technology. We can base studying Scandinavian textile and leather clothing from the Viking Age on archaeological remains of fabrics and leathers. Unfortunately, these sources are often only fragmentary that is why we need comparative studies with iconographic sources to be able to elaborate on the subject more thorougly. Figurines and picture stones are the exceptionally useful sources of the type. The iconographic finds help us to reconstruct fashion and location of individual costume elements on the body. In my thesis I collected textile and iconographic findings from the Viking Age to analyze them for according to the presence of certain costume elements in different regions and periods. The result of the analysis are illustrations confirming a variety of clothes in their occurrence in particular time and place.
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the historic centre of Rab town allowed assessing the methods’ potential within the urban fabric of such a long-settled zone, but also gaining first wide-area data on its diachronic developments. Such data will also prove essential in understanding the inter-settlement relationships and the overall organisation of the island’s settlement pattern through time. Within the paper preliminary results of the research carried out at three sites is presented, i.e. an Iron Age hillfort, a Roman rural settlement and
within the urban centre, which are, due to their representative features, indicative for proposing the development of settling on the island.
Geophysical surveys, including Ground - Penetrating Radar (GPR) and the magnetic (gradiometer) method, were conducted on the sites Za Markovićem (Konestra et al. 2017), Lukovac (Čaušević-Bully, Bully 2014) and in six areas within Podšilo bay on Lopar (Fig. 1). On the basis of their results, a trial trench has been positioned at the Podkućine site (Area 1) (Fig. 4), yielding architecture and stratigraphic remains of the eastern section of a quadrangular 11 x 11 m sized building. Small finds suggest the construction and use of the building within the 4th - 6th c., while the find of a column base indicates the possibility of the existence of a porch or colonnade (Fig. 5). Prospections carried out at two other locations within Podšilo bay (Areas 3 and 5) (Fig. 3), resulted in definition of two rectangular structures on the northern slopes of the bay and, nearby a previously excavated pottery kiln (Lipovac Vrkljan, Šiljeg 2012), the badly preserved remains of another kiln. Field survey on the shores in the Barbat area located a scatter of pottery finds, probably pertaining to a coastal settlement of late Roman date and destroyed by later infrastructural activities.
the historic centre of Rab town allowed assessing the methods’ potential within the urban fabric of such a long-settled zone, but also gaining first wide-area data on its diachronic developments. Such data will also prove essential in understanding the inter-settlement relationships and the overall organisation of the island’s settlement pattern through time. Within the paper preliminary results of the research carried out at three sites is presented, i.e. an Iron Age hillfort, a Roman rural settlement and
within the urban centre, which are, due to their representative features, indicative for proposing the development of settling on the island.
Geophysical surveys, including Ground - Penetrating Radar (GPR) and the magnetic (gradiometer) method, were conducted on the sites Za Markovićem (Konestra et al. 2017), Lukovac (Čaušević-Bully, Bully 2014) and in six areas within Podšilo bay on Lopar (Fig. 1). On the basis of their results, a trial trench has been positioned at the Podkućine site (Area 1) (Fig. 4), yielding architecture and stratigraphic remains of the eastern section of a quadrangular 11 x 11 m sized building. Small finds suggest the construction and use of the building within the 4th - 6th c., while the find of a column base indicates the possibility of the existence of a porch or colonnade (Fig. 5). Prospections carried out at two other locations within Podšilo bay (Areas 3 and 5) (Fig. 3), resulted in definition of two rectangular structures on the northern slopes of the bay and, nearby a previously excavated pottery kiln (Lipovac Vrkljan, Šiljeg 2012), the badly preserved remains of another kiln. Field survey on the shores in the Barbat area located a scatter of pottery finds, probably pertaining to a coastal settlement of late Roman date and destroyed by later infrastructural activities.
reconnaissance, geophysical prospection and trial trenching campaigns, allowed the definition of a clearer picture of the island’s
settling from the Bronze age to early Modern times. This data set, used as basis for further analysis, indicated the need to
further explore selected settlement sites in order to better define both their typology and their internal organisation. Consequently,
during the 2019 campaign of the Archaeological topography of the island of Rab project, research intensified on two
sites on the Lopar peninsula: Kaštelina cape and Podšilo bay. In parallel, further reconnaissance and geophysical prospecting
was carried out both on Lopar and within Rab municipality, aiding in the definition of settled area spread and their features,
which will help comparative period-specific analysis of the island’s settling. A pilot prospecting campaign carried out within
the historic centre of Rab town allowed assessing the methods’ potential within the urban fabric of such a long-settled zone,
but also gaining first wide-area data on its diachronic developments. Such data will also prove essential in understanding the
inter-settlement relationships and the overall organisation of the island’s settlement pattern through time. Within the paper
preliminary results of the research carried out at three sites is presented, i.e. an Iron Age hillfort, a Roman rural settlement and
within the urban centre, which are, due to their representative features, indicative for proposing the development of settling
on the island.
It seems that the main and most visible element of recreating the past is costume. Therefore it is important to correctly replicate clothing and all its components, in accordance with scientific knowledge. This thesis is an attempt to capture the most important aspects of the Viking Age clothing in northern Europe, dating from 793 to 1066 AD. It focuses on Scandinavia because of the number of archaeological sources and studies. For proper costume reconstruction it appears to be necessary to create a handbook for reenactors, who often rely on unclear, controversial and unscientific studies – a collection of as much sources as possible introducing fabrics and leather technology.
We can base studying Scandinavian textile and leather clothing from the Viking Age on archaeological remains of fabrics and leathers. Unfortunately, these sources are often only fragmentary that is why we need comparative studies with iconographic sources to be able to elaborate on the subject more thorougly. Figurines and picture stones are the exceptionally useful sources of the type. The iconographic finds help us to reconstruct fashion and location of individual costume elements on the body.
In my thesis I collected textile and iconographic findings from the Viking Age to analyze them for according to the presence of certain costume elements in different regions and periods. The result of the analysis are illustrations confirming a variety of clothes in their occurrence in particular time and place.