This article examines the variety of the locally made ceramic group known as Pannonian slipped ware (Pannonische Glanztonware - PGW). For the Roman provincial archaeology of Pannonia this group has ...particular meaning because it is perceived as a regional amalgam of Roman imperial taste and local Celtic traditions. This phenomenon is even more intriguing given that almost all the imitations were burnished grey and black, differing significantly from terra sigillata originals. The quality of the imitations clearly indicates that such colouring was not a consequence of a technological deficiency, but a clear expression of local taste and demand. Imitations that were made subsequently, later in the second century, show that the preference for black/grey slipped imitations of terra sigillata persisted in this region, obviously representing a distinctive alternative to the ever-present red gloss terra sigillata that was later imported from Gaul and Germania. A re-examination of other sites in the region and contextualisation of published material shows that this was not an isolated phenomenon, but that these imitations were part of a regional ceramic group known as Pannonian slipped ware (PSW). Several aspects of these imitations could be explored, but the task of this article is to investigate why these vessels were made as they were by comparing the PSW finds with original terra sigillata found in the region to determine patterns of differences and similarities.
This paper presents archaeobotanical evidence of rice (
Oryza
cf.
sativa
L.) and black pepper (
Piper nigrum
) recovered from an early 2nd century AD septic pit excavated near the centre of
colonia ...Aelia Mursa
(Osijek, Croatia). Within Roman Panonnia the archaeobotanical record shows evidence of trade consisting mostly of local Mediterranean goods such as olives, grapes and figs, however, the recovery of rice and black pepper from Mursa provides the first evidence of exotics arriving to Pannonia from Asia. Preliminary thoughts on the role of these foods within the colony and who may have been consuming them are briefly discussed. The Roman period represents a time of major change in the diet of newly assimilated regions and the results here highlight the contribution that archaeobotanical remains can make to the growing discourse on the development of societies on the Roman frontier.
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EMUNI, FIS, FZAB, GEOZS, GIS, IJS, IMTLJ, KILJ, KISLJ, MFDPS, NLZOH, NUK, OBVAL, OILJ, PNG, SAZU, SBCE, SBJE, SBMB, SBNM, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK, VKSCE, ZAGLJ
Archaeobotanical investigations at the Roman town of Aelia Mursa, located near the Danube frontier in modern day Croatia, have revealed an extraordinary assemblage of food remains from a series of ...pits dated to the early 2nd century
ad
. The site yielded a wide array of economically important food remains, including staples such as
Hordeum
(barley),
Panicum miliaceum
(broomcorn millet),
Triticum aestivum
(bread wheat),
Secale cereale
(rye),
Lens culinaris
(lentil) and
Vicia faba
(broad bean). We also found a range of fruits, nuts, herbs and vegetables, such as
Daucus carota
(carrot),
Cichorium intybus
(chicory),
Allium sativum
(garlic),
Ficus carica
(fig),
Vitis vinifera
(grape) and
Olea europaea
(olive). Further, we found clearly identifiable remains of eggshell, fish bones and scales, unidentifiable fruit flesh and porridge or bread remains, as well as possible animal dung. The site provides important evidence of exotic foods including
Piper nigrum
(pepper),
Oryza
sp. (rice) and
Punica granatum
(pomegranate). This diverse and unique assemblage provides a tantalising insight into the character of food, farming and trade of the people living on the frontier of the Roman Empire.
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The recovery of new plant remains from eastern Croatia are discussed here in order to determine their ritual significance and how this evidence may fit into chronological and regional observations on ...ritual plant offerings in the Roman world. Samples collected from inhumations, cremations and an altar dedicated to Silvanus Domesticus, dating from the 2nd to 4th centuries AD, are presented and show that a range of more 'common' plant remains, such as cereals and pulses, were an important part of ritual life. These results are also compared to the growing archaeobotanical data collected from shrine and cremation burials across Europe. Although the archaeobotanical data from the Croatian sites are limited, the increasing evidence of ritual plant use allows observations regarding the wider context of Roman social and religious change.
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As part of the project Archaeological Heritage of Baranya, an excavation of the Batina – Sredno site has been carried out. Previously conducted research has provided valuable data on the life of a ...prosperous community from the Late Bronze to the Early Iron Age, and has brought new insights into the life of inhabitants of the Ad Militare fort located on the Danube limes. The aim of the research, undertaken in the northeastern part of the Sredno site, was to compare the results of geomagnetic research conducted in 2016 with the actual situation of the site. The results of geomagnetic research have accurately located all the objects found in the investigated trenches, though in some cases the interpretation differed from those actually found, indicating that it is not possible to interpret the results of non-destructive research methods without taking archaeological excavations. In addition to the discovery of eight Roman cremation and inhumation burials from the time of Severi, the discovery of a large prehistoric object is particularly important, which is also recognized during the geomagnetic survey, whose future excavation will show if it is a remain of an older or younger prehistoric settlement in relation to the cemetery of the Dalj group. Burials of fallen soldiers from the time of the Battle of Batina in World War II were also found which also show that the strategic importance of Batina was recognized in later times and that it remains until present.
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Novo čitanje antičkog nalazišta Osijek/Mursa zasniva se na rezultatima
intenzivnih arheoloških iskopavanja koji se u provode u posljednjih 20 godina.
Kroz pregled rezultata tih istraživanja predočeno ...je novo iscrtavanje topografije
Murse, s posebnim osvrtom na položaj i izgled bedema, rastera ulica,
predgrađa i gradskih groblja. Izložena je i prošlost Murse kroz razvojne faze
nalazišta iščitanih iz stratigrafskih odnosa i otkrivenih struktura. Rad obuhvaća
i osvrt na razdoblje od gotovo jednog i po stoljeća koje je prethodilo osnutku
kolonije, a koje je trajalo od prvog prodora rimske vojske u jugoistočnu Panoniju
do osnutka kolonije.
Within Baranja's Archaeological Heritage project, research continued on the Batina - Sredno site during which the explored area was located south of the Early Iron Age tumuli excavated in prevoiusly ...years on the northern edge of the cemetery. In the north part of Sredno were carried out a geomagnetic survey that showed the existence of numerous archaeological structures. In excavation were found two cremation burials of the Dalj group, including a burial of the prominent woman with 20 spindle whorls which can be dated in the 8th century BC (Figs. 2-3). In the area south of tumuli were found Roman burial plots with fences along edges with cremation and skeletal burials (Fig. 4), some of which are contained exceptional finds. A cremation burial 112 stands out in terms of the quality and quantity of finds (Figs. 5-6). At the bottom of the grave there were numerous grave goods, such as, coin, glass vessel, ceramic lamp, necklesses with bronze and glass beads and fragments of wooden casket with iron reinforcments. Also, skeletal burials 109 contain coin and ceramic jug (Fig. 7). The results of the research conducted so far have confirmed Batina as an exceptional archaeological site that keeps offering valuable information about the end of the Late Bronze and the beginning of the Early Iron Age in the Danube region, as well as insight into the life along the Limes in Antiquity, especially during the 2nd-3rd century when excavated graves can be dated.
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U sustavnim zaštitnim iskopavanjima groblja iz 2. polovice 4. stoljeća na Štrbincima kod Đakova u 2011. i 2012. istražena je površina od 450 m2• Osim dokumentiranja grobova i nalaza, cilj dviju ...kampanja bio je ustanoviti istočnu i jugoistočnu granicu groblja, sto je uglavnom i postignuto. Medu istraženom 71 stratigrafskom jedinicom bilo je ukupno 27 kasnoantičkih grobnica ili grobova, dok su preostala 44 ukopa pretežno pripadala prapovijesnim cjelinama (zaštitnim i odvodnim jarcima, otpadnim jamama i bunarima, te neodređenim ukopima), a manji broj njih novovjekim nalazima (16.-17. st.). Težište je rada na objavi groblja, a sastoji se od sljedećih cjelina: I. Uvod; II. Opća topografija i stratigrafija nalazišta; III. Katalog kasnoantičkih grobova i nalaza; IV. Rasprava koja uključuje razmatranja o rasporedu i vrstama grobova i grobnih konstrukcija, demografskim podatcima, a potom i vrednovanje nalaza s tipološkog, kronološkog, društvenog i proizvodnog aspekta; V. Ukupna kronologija i zaključak.
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