<i>Varvaria/Breberium</i>/Bribir Archaeological Project. The 2015 Excavation Season

Ghica, Victor; Milošević, Ante; Uroda, Nikolina; Džino, Danijel

doi:10.1484/j.ham.5.113762

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“…Evidence of occupation at Bribirska glavica is sporadic, but excavations show continuity of settlement from the Roman period through to the Middle Ages. Three cemeteries are present, Groblje associated with the late Antique rotunda church dated from the 5 th /6 th century (Ghica et al 2017), Vratnice that is located next to the main entrance of the city, and Novi put located below the south-eastern wall, both dating from the 9 th century. In the later Middle Ages a one-naved church (possibly St John the Evangelist) is presumed to have been built after the rotunda church was abandoned (Džino pers.…”

Section: Dalmatia During the Early Middle Ages (9 Th -12 Th Century)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Ritual household deposits and the religious imaginaries of early medieval Dalmatia (Croatia)

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2019

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

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This paper examines three early medieval ritual house deposits from Bribirska glavica, Dalmatia, Croatia. Discovered over the last century these items bring to the fore questions regarding the relationship between state and secular religion in a region that experienced numerous encounters and confrontations within and between different social groups. In particular, this paper explores these complexities using the term 'religious imaginaries' to describe how a sense of collective identity may manifest itself through individual and collective practice, focusing on the value of the discovered objects (chickens, eggs, whetstones and plant remains) and their ritual framings. In particular, the recovery of archaeobotanical remains highlights the importance of examining plant use in ritual deposits. Overall, despite some variation in the interpretations of the practice of 'special' offerings, the majority of studies draw the conclusion that items hidden in this manner provide a broadly protective or apotropaic function. Thus, these finds provide important insights into the development of religious and ritual beliefs in early medieval Dalmatia, suggesting that the community's religious imaginary comprised a set of values and symbols that hybridised the Christian faith with elements of 'folk magic' to re-inforce the apotropaic power of their ritual acts.

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Section: Dalmatia During the Early Middle Ages (9 Th -12 Th Century)mentioning

confidence: 99%