Pred slabim desetletjem so bili na njivskih površinah južno od vasi Bratonci odkriti prvi artefakti, ki so opozorili na obstoj arheološkega najdišča na tej lokaciji. Od tedaj se je število zbranega ...arheološkega gradiva, predvsem odlomkov lončenine, povzpelo na več kot 1500 kosov. Večina gradiva pripada obdobju zgodnje in srednje bronaste dobe oz. njenega prehoda v pozno fazo. Zaradi značaja najdb lahko na najdišču pričakujemo naselbino iz omenjenih obdobij. Manjše število najdb lahko pripišemo tudi obdobjem od starejše železne dobe in vse do novega veka.
Prispevek obravnava zgodnjesrednjeveške zaklade železnih predmetov s slovenskega ozemlja s podrobnejšo predstavitvijo štirih najdb (Camberk nad Cerovim Logom, Stari grad nad Uncem, Ljubična nad ...Zbelovsko Goro, Zidani gaber nad Mihovim). Predmeti so bili po prvotnem namenu povezani s tremi dejavnostmi – s poljedelstvom, obrtjo in bojevanjem. Po uporabnosti se delijo na poljedelsko orodje, orodje za obdelavo lesa, kovaško orodje, konjeniško in konjsko opravo, orožje, na predmete za raznovrstno rabo ter ingote in surovo železo. Po sestavi zakladne najdbe lahko razvrstimo v tri skupine, v zaklade z orodjem, zaklade z opravo za konja in konjenika ter zaklade z raznovrstnimi predmeti. Pomembna kriterija sta še ohranjenost predmetov (celi in poškodovani predmeti) in okoliščine najdbe (v naselbini, ob poteh). Presoja vseh teh lastnosti in dobre primerjave, predvsem na Slovaškem in Češkem, omogočajo umestitev zgodnjesrednjeveških zakladov iz Slovenije v širši prostor jugovzhodne in dela srednje Evrope od konca 8. do prve polovice 10. stoletja.
V prispevku so predstavljeni izsledki arheoloških izkopavanj na najdišču Župnijski dom v Šentvidu pri Stični, kjer je bil dokumentiran arheološki zapis iz srednjega in novega veka. Za širšo ...arheološko sliko so pomembni sicer skromni sledovi zgodnje- in visokosrednjeveške poselitve. Glavnina najdb (17.284 odlomkov lončenine) sodi v pozni srednji oziroma zgodnji novi vek, ki sta med slabše raziskanimi področji v slovenski arheologiji. Analiza tega gradiva (tipologija lončenine in analiza namiznega posodja) daje najdišču posebno mesto v slovenski arheologiji kot izhodišče za temeljne raziskave tega obdobja.
Čeprav Slovani danes naseljujejo največji del Evrope, je njihova preteklost slabo poznana, saj so razmeroma pozno stopili v luč pisnih virov. Članek predstavlja rezultate interdisciplinarne raziskave ...mikroregije Bleda, ki odkrivajo življenje Slovanov, o katerem pisni viri molčijo. Prikaže se podoba upravne, gospodarske, politične, identitetne enote, ki jo lahko prepoznamo kot staroslovansko župo. Župe so bile osnovni gradniki staroslovanske družbe. Avtor analizira njihov pomen za razumevanje starih Slovanov.
In Slovenian libraries and archives there are ca. 25 medieval music manuscripts~besides, several hundreds of fragments of destroyed medieval music codices have been preserved. With few exceptions all ...these sources contain Gregorian chant: the common medieval music culture that was known everywhere in the West and may be regarded as the starting point of European music history. The monograph contains a series of essays discussing various aspects of these variegated sources: their contents as well as their historical, paleographic, codicological and musical features. A special attention is paid to those segments that appear idiosyncratic or even unique, as is e.g. the versified office for the feast of the patron saints of the parish church of Kranj. The monograph is rounded off by a detailed/descriptive catalogue of all hitherto known medieval music sources, be it complete or incomplete, to be found in Slovenian locations.
A. Bonfinius, an Italian humanist, in his work Rerum Ungaricarum decades describes the reign of Matthias Corvinus 1458-1459 in considerable detail, covering the period from his coronation until his ...death. Narrating the facts, Bonfinius also gives us important insight on Matthia's war against the Bohemian king George of Podebrady 1458-1471. He elaborates on Matthia's reasons to start the war and then describes all relevant military operations until George's death, i.e. until a new king was elected. While insisting on justifying Matthia's invasion of Bohemia merely by faith matters - which was not completely true, Bonfinius still provides us with an objective description of military operations. A long-lasting and rather futile war campaign was soon to provoke a rebellion against the king, headed by the chief dignitaries.
Članek predlaga klasifikacijski sistem za zgodnjesrednjeveške naglavne obročke v vzhodnih Alpah. S pomočjo stratigrafske in topografsko-kronološke analize izbranih grobišč vzpostavlja relativno in ...absolutno kronologijo teh obročkov. Preizkusi uporabnost datiranja z metodo radioaktivnega ogljika C14 in ugotovi, da od druge četrtine 10. st. dalje obstaja velika razlika med dejanskimi koledarskimi datumi in tistimi, ki jih omogoča kalibriranje s pomočjo veljavne kalibracijske krivulje za severno zemeljsko poloblo. Relativne razlike med laboratorijskimi C14 starostmi pa so veljavne.
The first Habsburg estates in Carniola were part of territorial acquisitions in eastern Alpine lands that the ascending dynasty obtained in the war with King Ottokar II of Bohemia towards the end of ...the thirteenth century and then gradually expanded. Even though the Habsburg dynastic territory had by the 1380s covered almost the entire Carniola, the economic base (landed property, which provided the provincial prince with regular income) was considerably limited. A sizeable portion of the territory was burdened by fiefs and pledges. The redemption of one of the vastest sets of pledged estates in the mid-1430s led to the emergence of account books for the following Carniolan fiscal properties: Kamnik, Gamberk, Goričane, Ig, Višnja Gora, Štatenberk, Novo mesto, Kostanjevica with offices Raka and Vivodina, Pazin, Završje, and Vranja. The account books serve as an extraordinary source for the economic history of the late Middle Ages, by also reflecting the turbulent period of the Habsburg European-wide ascendancy and Frederick’s war with the Counts of Celje. The volume constitutes a critical edition of the account books, with the accompanying discussion in the field of property, administrative and political history.
Pristava in Bled belongs among those archaeological sites which, in the extent and inter-connectedness of the information they provide, represent a pattern in which numerous general processes are ...revealed. In solving the puzzle of Pristava, we are also to a great extent settling altogether the generally unresolved problems of the Eastern Alps in the Early Middle Ages.Firstly, a taphonomic analysis of the settlement is presented. This is followed by a classification of the earthenware and its absolute dating. In order to do this, a completely new dating procedure was developed. Although by no means simple, it has nevertheless proved to be both applicable and successful. It is now generally available and of assistance to all.