Speleološki objekti kao kultna mjesta u prapovijesti istočnog Jadrana

master's thesis

• Title (english): Caves and Pits as Cult Places in Prehistory of Eastern Adriatic
• Author: Mirna Šandrić
• Mentor: Hrvoje Potrebica (mentor)
• Committee member: Janja Mavrović Mokos (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Nikola Vukosavljević (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Hrvoje Potrebica (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Archaeology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-09-23, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Archeology; Prehistoric Archeology

Abstract

Prostor istočnog Jadrana obilježen je krškim reljefom koji se odlikuje podzemnim krškim oblicima – speleološkim objektima. Ljudi su kroz prošlost na različite načine koristili speleološke objekte, a među načinima korištenja izdvaja se i onaj kultni. U speleološkim objektima izdvojene su tri kategorije kultnih aktivnosti u prapovijesti – stijenska umjetnost, tragovi svetišta i prisutnost ljudskih ostataka. U radu je dan pregled svih speleoarheoloških lokaliteta istočnog Jadrana na kojima su prisutni tragovi navedenih aktivnosti, što je rezultiralo prepoznavanjem kultnih radnji na ukupno 56 lokaliteta. Sistematizacijom navedenih lokaliteta omogućen je bolji uvid u kultno korištenje špilja i jama na prostoru istočnog Jadrana od gornjeg paleolitika pa sve do željeznog doba.

Abstract (english)

The Eastern Adriatic region is marked by a karst landscape distinguished by underground karst formations – caves and pits. Throughout history, people have utilized these natural underground formations in various ways, including cultic use. There are three categories of cultic activities that can be identified on prehistoric cave sites: cave art, traces of sanctuaries and the presence of human remains. This study provides an overview of all speleoarchaeological sites in the eastern Adriatic where traces of these activities are present, resulting in the identification of cultic practices at a total of 56 sites. By systematizing these sites, a better understanding of the cultic use of caves and pits in the eastern Adriatic, from the Upper Paleolithic to the Iron Age, has been achieved.

• Keywords: speleološki objekti; prapovijest; istočni Jadran; stijenska umjetnost; svetišta; ljudski ostaci
• Keywords (english): caves; pits; prehistory; Eastern Adriatic; cave art; sanctuaries; human remains
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:795520
• Study programme: Title: Archaeology; specializations in: Prehistoric Archaeology, Archaeology of Antiquity, Medieval Archaeology; Course: Prehistoric Archaeology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra arheologije (magistar/magistra arheologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-09-27 14:16:29