Naslov
Nuovi centri di potere nell’Istria altomedievale: scavi archeologici a Stancija Blek – Tarovec (Tar- Vabriga /Torre- Abrega)
(New centers of power in Medieval Istria: archaeological research at Stancija Blek - Tarovec (Tar-Vabriga/Torre-Abrega))

Autori
Konestra, Ana ; Cirelli, Enrico ; Benčić, Gaetano ; Šiljeg, Bartul

Izvornik
Hortus artium medievalium (1330-7274) 25 (2019), 2; 404-414

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Insediemento rurale romano ; ager Paretinus ; insedimento fortificato ; villaggio medievale
(Roman rural settlement ; ager Parentinus ; fortified settlement ; medieval village)

Sažetak
The site of Stancija Blek - Tarovec (Tar- Vabriga\Torre-Abrega) was discovered at the beginnings of the 20th century during rural works. The main building is an impressive stone tower that controls the mouth of Quieto River, built over the older walls of a Roman farm. Excavations were carried out since 2008 when most of the settlement was investigated with architectural analysis and stratigraphic samples. These investigations analyzed the various phases suggesting a Byzantine watchtower over the abandoned Roman site. In 2016 and 2017 a new series of excavations has been undertaken by a team constituted by researcher of the Institute of Archaeology, the Museum of the Poreč territory and the University of Bologna. In this paper we will present the main results of the first two seasons of joint excavations pointing out the first phase of construction, documenting a continuity of use also during the 6th and 7th c. as a rural site, possibly linked to olive oil production. Between the 8th and 9th c. the settlement was surrounded by an enceinte wall that included the central tower, a chapel and various rooms of an elite site, surrounded by a wider village. This type of settlement is known elsewhere in early medieval Istria and future research will try to better define the steps of the transformation from rural Roman tradition site to a new fortified site and its function as a medieval center of power.

Izvorni jezik
Ita

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija

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