Naslov
Communication and Resource Use of Southern Velebit Communities

Autori
Serventi, Zrinka ; Vuković, Morana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
International conference "EAA Budapest: Reintegration"

Mjesto i datum
Budimpešta, Mađarska, 31. 8. - 3. 9. 2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
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Ključne riječi
Southern Velebit, communication, resources, Iron Age, hill-fort, transhumance

Sažetak
Velebit, a large mountain range spanning parallel to the Eastern Adriatic coast, has always been a place of communication and separation, being in most instances insurmountable with just a few mountain passes of great strategic importance. Among its territories, Southern Velebit is more hospitable and as such it played an important role in communication between lowland and highland zones (e.g. territories of Bukovica and Ravni kotari with Lika and deeper hinterland), particularly in Iron Age but in later periods as well. This territory throughout centuries has been used by mobile cattle-breeders that laid down the first trails over the mountain and used important trade hubs and settlements established on higher zones of Velebit. These communities, however, had to acquire many resources from far away areas, creating a culture with distinct identity, opened to foreign influences. Unfortunately, this territory has been poorly researched and only few studies have been conducted on the settlements of this area. Among such sites is the Iron Age hill-fort Kneževići (situated near one of the mountain passes and the still inhabited hamlet), which has been recently excavated by the Archaeological Museum Zadar and it has given good insights into the life of people in this territory, their trade, use of materials and resources as well as burial rituals. Therefore, in this paper we shall present the Iron Age communities living in the area of Southern Velebit, with primary focus on the hill-fort Kneževići. Apart from the recent finds, we intend to analyse the most important routes leading to said hill-fort as well as other nearby settlements and discuss possible goods that were both produced in the area and acquired from other territories. In the end we shall also consider the continuities of transport, trade and production in Southern Velebit from Iron Age to present days.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Povijest, Arheologija

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