Naslov
The beginning of early medieval settlement in Eastern Croatia: A case study of Kaznica-Rutak

Autori
Šmalcelj Novaković, Pia ; Hršak, Tomislav

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Srednjovjekovna naselja u svjetlu arheoloških izvora/Mediaeval settlements in the light of archaeological sources, Zbornik Instituta za arheologiju vol. 6 / Sekelj Ivančan, Tajana ; Tkalčec, Tatjana ; Krznar, Siniša ; Belaj, Juraj - Zagreb : Institut za arheologiju, 2017, 131-166

ISBN
978-953-6064-31-1

Skup
Srednjovjekovna naselja u svjetlu arheoloških izvora/Mediaeval settlements in the light of archaeological sources

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 02.06.2015. - 03.06.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Key words: Early Middle Ages, Kaznica−Rutak, pottery, pit-houses, East Slavonia

Sažetak
In 2005 and 2006, at position Kaznica−Rutak near Đakovo, a compact part of an early medieval settlement was found (and also prehistoric finds), including several dwellings and around a dozen of pits and pit structures. Due to a relatively small number of published articles on similar sites from north Croatia, especially sites containing this type of dwellings, we have decided to write a detailed report of the research. This East-Slavonian site is located on a slightly elevated ledge, surrounded on one side by stream Kaznica’s canal, set in a landscape of plains and hills, displaying marsh features during rain season. Excavated dwellings are pit-houses of a rectangular layout with one or two posts that supported the roof structure, with remains of stone ovens and a potential fireplace. Particularly well preserved was house 1, a quadratic pit-house with two support posts on opposite sides and almost fully preserved furnace made of fragmented roman brick and stone in the northwest part of the structure. Portable finds mostly consist of pottery shards (cooking pots and two baking lids): most of them belong to one homogeneous group, found in each complex, and it is easily comparable to pottery fragments found at nearby sites dating to the 8th and 9th century. Vessels display relative uniformity (ovoid or barrel-shaped pots with more of less pronounced S-profile), most were made on a slow wheel and were finished by hand, significant numbers of fragments have a good quality facture ; technical characteristics indicate the beginning of a process of specialised production. Apart from several atypical, unspecified fragments from two smaller pits (suggesting the possibility of a potential later, separate early medieval horizon), analysis of moveable and non-moveable finds support the dates provided by the 14C analysis of samples collected in house 1 and pit SU 352, somewhere between late 7th and late 9th century, most likely in the 8th century.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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