Naslov
NADIN – GRADINA: A CASE STUDY OF ISLAMIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN NORTH DALMATIA (CROATIA)

Autori
Gusar, Karla ; Čelhar, Martina ; Zaro, Gregory

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
24th EAA Annual Meeting (Barcelona, 2018) – Abstract Book / - Barcelona : European Association of Archaeologists, 2018, 31-31

ISBN
978-84-9168-140-3

Skup
24th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists

Mjesto i datum
Barcelona, Španjolska, 05.09.2018. - 08.09.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Nadin - Gradina, north Dalmatia, Ottomans, settlement

Sažetak
The period of Ottoman rule is exceptionally important for understanding Dalmatian history. However, until recently, this period has been discussed predominantly in publications dealing with history and art history, while it remained almost completely neglected by archaeologists. Recently, the situation has started to change, and Ottoman monuments have been re-valorised as an important part of Dalmatian cultural heritage, as illustrated by the renovation and revitalization of the Turkish han (inn) of Vrana, near Zadar. Northern Dalmatia was an important frontier region between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire, and its rulers, as a result, changed frequently. The site of Gradina in Nadin, an important settlement already during prehistory and antiquity, became an important strategic point in the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age, especially after the turbulences caused by the emergence of a new power in the region – the Ottoman Empire. The dynamism and uncertainty that prevailed in the Venetian-Ottoman border have been architecturally embodied in a fort whose remains have survived to the height of several meters, which coexist with the megalithic walls that still dominate the site to this day. In addition to the fortified complex, recent archaeological excavations have revealed a feature which is assumed to be the mosque represented on a panoramic view of Nadin dated to the 18th century. Similar constructions, also from the period of Ottoman rule and later turned into Christian churches, have been preserved in the Dalmatian sites of Drniš and Klis. The study of the record is obscured by the relatively short and intermittent Ottoman presence and the small quantity of relevant finds. This also applies to Dalmatia at large, which suggests that trade and the political relations between the Serenissima and the Ottoman Empire were complex but constant, although they were theoretically forces in conflict.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija

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