Characteristic Finds from the late Hallstatt Settlement at Zbelava near Varaždin and a Velem-type Fibula

U tekstu autor po prvi put predstavlja kasnohalštatski lokalitet u Zbelavi – Pod lipom. S posebnom se pozornošću osvrće na brončanu fibulu tipa Velem pronađenu u naselju te na veze hrvatske Podravine s područjem zapadne Panonije u kasnoj fazi starijeg željeznog doba, koje taj i određeni drugi nalazi impliciraju. U članku se daje i kratak osvrt na rezultate interdisciplinarnih istraživanja provedenih na arheološkom materijalu s ovog značajnog podravskog lokaliteta.The author presents in the text for the first time the late Hallstatt site at Zbelava – Pod Lipom. He dedicates special attention to a bronze fibula of the Velem type found in the settlement, as well as to the relations of Croatian Podravina with the territory of western Pannonia in the late phase of the early Iron Age, implied by this and certain other finds. A brief review is given in the paper of the results of interdisciplinary research carried out on the archaeological material from this important site in Podravina

Torčec-Međuriče – a Contribution to the Understanding of the Material Culture of the Hallstatt Settlements in the Podravina Region around Koprivnica

U ovom radu predstavlja se arheološki lokalitet Međuriče, u Torčecu, u koprivničkoj Podravini. Velika se pozornost pridaje rezultatima probnih arheoloških istraživanja koja je na ovom nizinskom lokalitetu tijekom 2007. godine proveo Institut za arheologiju, kao i materijalu prikupljenom u višegodišnjim obilascima lokaliteta od strane braće Zvijerac, lokalnih arheologa-amatera. Istovremeno se donose i rezultati interdisciplinarnih analiza obavljenih na uzorcima prikupljenim tijekom sondiranja. Svi se podaci objedinjuju u skicu, u kojoj su ocrtani obrisi novoga podravskog nizinskog naselja iz razdoblja starijega željeznog doba.This paper presents the archaeological site of Međuriče, in Torčec, in the Podravina region around Koprivnica. Great attention is given to the results of test archaeological investigations carried out at this lowland site by the Institute of Archaeology in Zagreb in 2007, as well as to the material collected by the Zvijerac brothers, local amateur archaeologists, in their surveys of the site over a number of years. At the same time the results of interdisciplinary analyses carried out on the samples collected during the test excavation are presented. All the data are brought together in a sketch which outlines a new lowland settlement in Podravina from the Early Iron Age

Archaeological excavations in Nova Bukovica in 2004

U tekstu se daje prikaz arheološkog lokaliteta u Novoj Bukovici, na položaju Sjenjak kao i kratki pregled rezultata do sada obavljenih arheoloških i interdisciplinarnih istraživanja. Osnovu ovoga kratkog rada čini izvješće o posljednjoj - sedmoj sezoni susatvnih arheoloških istražvanja koja je ekipa Instituta za arheologiju provela tijekom 2004. godine.Since 1997 Institute for Archaeology has been systematically excavating the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age settlement in Nova Bukovica, at the Sjenjak site. So far a surface of almost 1800 m2 has been unearthed, with sunken buildings which were parts of the infrastructure of the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age settlement. An extremely significant find within the context of the Bronze Age settlement are the remains of the building above ground (House 1) with a storage pit inside the building, whereas in the structure of the La Téne settlement numerous canals of different sizes stand out. During excavations in 2004 it was noted that the canals probably mark the borders of the La Téne settlement, and that close to them there are pits with heavily packed filling, almost without moveable archaeological finds, which at present we have interpreted as clay extraction pits. The movable archaeological finds from 2004 confirm the earlier dating of the La Téne settlement (purple glass armlet), whereas in one of the La Téne pits, along with certain other still undetermined iron artifacts, iron dross appears. In addition to bronze dross lumps from the Late Bronze Age facilities, this is additional proof of metallurgy at the archaeological site in Nova Bukovica

Archaeological research of prehistoric Jalžabet – Bistričak site in 2017 and Camp Croatia of the project “Iron-Age-Danube” INTERREG DTP

Nakon stanke od više desetljeća, tijekom rujna 2017. godine Institut za arheologiju proveo je arheološka istraživanja na položaju Jalžabet ‒ Bistričak, istočno od Varaždina. Radovi na Bistričaku provedeni su u okviru projektnih aktivnosti „Iron-Age-Danube“ Interreg DTP projekta koji je djelomično financiran od strane EU. U projektu sudjeluje 5 podunavskih zemalja, a u arheološkim i multidsciplinarnim istraživanjima i turističkoj prezentaciji najistaknutijih arheoloških krajolika istočnog halštatskog kruga Institut za arheologiju, jedan od 10 projektnih partnera, sudjeluje upravo istraživanjima jalžabetske regije.After several decades of break, in September 2017, the Institute of Archaeology conducted archaeological research at Jalžabet – Bistričak site, east of Varaždin. Bistričak’s works were carried out within the framework of project activities “Iron-Age-Danube” Interreg DTP project, which is partially funded by the EU. The project involves 5 countries of Danube River basin. In archaeological and multidisciplinary research and tourism presentation of the most prominent archaeological landscapes of the eastern Hallstatt circle, the Institute of Archaeology, one of the 10 project partners, is participating mainly with the research of Jalžabet region

Archaeological research of prehistoric site Jalžabet – Carev jarek, season 2017

U listopadu 2017. godine Institut za arheologiju izveo je prva arheološka istraživanja na položaju Jalžabet ‒ Carev jarek, istočno od Varaždina. U tekstu se daje pregled rezultata terenskih arheoloških istraživanja lokaliteta iz starijega željeznog doba. Predstavljaju se osnovni tipovi arheoloških objektata i pokretnih nalaza registriranih tijekom istraživanja, a posebna pozornost se pridaje otkriću ostataka arhitekture prapovijesnog naselja.During October 2017 Institute of Archaeology conducted the first archaeological excavation of Jalžabet ‒ Carev jarek site, east of Varaždin. The text gives an overview of the field archaeological research of the site from the Early Iron Age. The basic types of archaeological objects and movable finds recorded during the research are presented, with particular attention being paid to the discovery of the remains of the architecture of the prehistoric settlement

IRON-AGE-DANUBE INTERREG DTP 2019 in Jalžabet: From research and preservation to the presentation and sustainable use of archaeological monuments, sites, and landscapes

U rujnu 2017. godine, tijekom provedbe međunarodnoga projekta „Monumentalni krajolici starijega željeznog doba Podunavlja” (“Iron-Age-Danube” Interreg DTP) u kojemu, uz partnere iz pet srednjoeuropskih zemalja, sudjeluje i Institut za arheologiju iz Zagreba, arheološka ekipa Instituta za arheologiju utvrdila je kako je jedan od najpoznatijih prapovijesnih spomenika na tlu Republike Hrvatske i jedan od rijetkih gigantskih neistraženih prapovijesnih grobnih humaka srednje Europe opljačkan i prilikom pljačke teško oštećen. Već tijekom zime 2017. godine započela su hitna zaštitna istraživanja Gomile u Jalžabetu te su se nastavila i u 2018. i 2019. godini. Takve okolnosti Institut za arheologiju nisu niti tijekom 2019. godine omele u provedbi obaveza nastalih uključenjem u projekt Iron-Age-Danube Interreg DTP. Uz intenzivnu uporabu neinvazivnih analitičkih metoda, pribavljen je niz novih informacija o arheološkome krajoliku u Jalžabetu, ali i drugim arheološkim lokalitetima i spomenicima u cijeloj mikroregiji. U okviru projekta, tijekom 2019. godine uz potok Bistričak je postavljena i arheološko-turistička staza s dvojezičnim natpisima.During activities within “Monumentalized Early Iron Age Landscapes in the Danube river basin” (“Iron-Age-Danube” Interreg DTP), an international project involving the Institute of Archaeology from Zagreb along with partners from five Central European countries, the archaeological team of the Institute of Archaeology determined that one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in Croatia and one of the few giant unexplored prehistoric burial mounds in Central Europe had been robbed and severely damaged during the robbery. In winter 2017 already, Gomila in Jalžabet was the subject of emergency rescue excavations, which continued in 2018 and 2019. Such circumstances did not hinder the Institute of Archaeology in 2019 from implementing the obligations arising from the inclusion in the Iron-Age-Danube Interreg DTP project. The intense use of non-invasive analytical methods obtained much new information on the archaeological landscape in Jalžabet, but also on other archaeological sites and monuments throughout the micro-region. Within the project, an archaeological/tourist trail with bilingual inscriptions was set up along the Bistričak stream in 2019

Rescue archaeological excavations of tumulus 1 – Gomila in Jalžabet in 2019

U rujnu 2017. godine, tijekom provedbe međunarodnoga projekta „Monumentalni krajolici starijega željeznog doba Podunavlja” u kojemu je, uz partnere iz pet srednjoeuropskih zemalja, sudjelovao i Institut za arheologiju iz Zagreba, arheološka ekipa Instituta za arheologiju utvrdila je kako je jedan od najpoznatijih prapovijesnih spomenika na tlu Republike Hrvatske te jedan od rijetkih gigantskih neistraženih prapovijesnih grobnih humaka srednje Europe opljačkan i prilikom pljačke teško oštećen. U trenutku pisanja ovoga teksta, policijska istraga je završena, a osumnjičeni za ovaj teški kulturocid čekaju početak suđenja. Zbog opasnosti od daljnjega oštećenja ovoga arheološkog spomenika, zahvaljujući interventnim sredstvima Ministarstva kulture Republike Hrvatske, Institut za arheologiju pokrenuo je odmah počekom zime 2017. godine hitna zaštitna istraživanja koja su se nastavila i kroz 2018. i 2019. godinu. Tijekom 2019. godine nastavljena su istraživanja konstrukcije grobne komore Gomile te radovi na dromosu. Otvorena je i mala sonda na istočnoj padini velikoga tumula, a nastavljeni su i flotacija te prosijavanje arheoloških slojeva iz istraživanja. Hitna zaštitna istraživanja jalžabetske Gomile i cijeloga arheološkog krajolika uz potok Bistričak odlično se uklapaju u podtemu A4: Ritual unutar Strategije znanstvene djelatnosti Instituta.In September 2017, during the implementation of “Monumentalized Early Iron Age Landscapes in the Danube river basin”, an international project involving the Institute of Archaeology from Zagreb along with partners from five Central European countries, the archaeological team of the Institute of Archaeology determined that one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in Croatia and one of the few giant unexplored prehistoric burial mounds in Central Europe had been robbed and severely damaged during the robbery. At the time of writing, the police investigation is complete and the suspects in this serious culturocide are awaiting the start of the trial. Because of the danger of further damage to this archaeological monument, the intervention funds of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia were used by the Institute of Archaeology to start emergency rescue excavations at Gomila in Jalžabet in early winter 2017 already, and to continue them in 2018 and 2019. The excavations in the structure of the Gomila grave chamber and the work on the dromos were continued during 2019. A small trench was opened on the eastern slope of the large tumulus, and flotation and sieving were continued of the archaeological layers from the excavations. The urgent rescue excavations of the Jalžabet Gomila and the entire archaeological landscape along the Bistričak stream fit perfectly into the sub-theme A4: Ritual within the Strategy of the Scientific Activity of the Institute

IRON-AGE-DANUBE INTERREG DTP 2019 in Jalžabet: From research and preservation to the presentation and sustainable use of archaeological monuments, sites, and landscapes

U rujnu 2017. godine, tijekom provedbe međunarodnoga projekta „Monumentalni krajolici starijega željeznog doba Podunavlja” (“Iron-Age-Danube” Interreg DTP) u kojemu, uz partnere iz pet srednjoeuropskih zemalja, sudjeluje i Institut za arheologiju iz Zagreba, arheološka ekipa Instituta za arheologiju utvrdila je kako je jedan od najpoznatijih prapovijesnih spomenika na tlu Republike Hrvatske i jedan od rijetkih gigantskih neistraženih prapovijesnih grobnih humaka srednje Europe opljačkan i prilikom pljačke teško oštećen. Već tijekom zime 2017. godine započela su hitna zaštitna istraživanja Gomile u Jalžabetu te su se nastavila i u 2018. i 2019. godini. Takve okolnosti Institut za arheologiju nisu niti tijekom 2019. godine omele u provedbi obaveza nastalih uključenjem u projekt Iron-Age-Danube Interreg DTP. Uz intenzivnu uporabu neinvazivnih analitičkih metoda, pribavljen je niz novih informacija o arheološkome krajoliku u Jalžabetu, ali i drugim arheološkim lokalitetima i spomenicima u cijeloj mikroregiji. U okviru projekta, tijekom 2019. godine uz potok Bistričak je postavljena i arheološko-turistička staza s dvojezičnim natpisima.During activities within “Monumentalized Early Iron Age Landscapes in the Danube river basin” (“Iron-Age-Danube” Interreg DTP), an international project involving the Institute of Archaeology from Zagreb along with partners from five Central European countries, the archaeological team of the Institute of Archaeology determined that one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in Croatia and one of the few giant unexplored prehistoric burial mounds in Central Europe had been robbed and severely damaged during the robbery. In winter 2017 already, Gomila in Jalžabet was the subject of emergency rescue excavations, which continued in 2018 and 2019. Such circumstances did not hinder the Institute of Archaeology in 2019 from implementing the obligations arising from the inclusion in the Iron-Age-Danube Interreg DTP project. The intense use of non-invasive analytical methods obtained much new information on the archaeological landscape in Jalžabet, but also on other archaeological sites and monuments throughout the micro-region. Within the project, an archaeological/tourist trail with bilingual inscriptions was set up along the Bistričak stream in 2019

Nova Bukovica – Sjenjak 2007

U ovom prilogu prikazan je pregled arheoloških istraživanja naseobinskog lokaliteta u Novoj Bukovici, koje je ekipa Instituta za arheologiju provela tijekom 2007. godine, u jubilarnoj desetoj sezoni. Pri tome, posebna pozornost se pridaje otkriću zemuničkog objekta iz razdoblja kasnoga brončanog doba, prvoga takvog na lokalitetu u Novoj Bukovici.In 2007, as in the previous years, the Institute of Archaeology in Zagreb continued systematic archaeological excavations of the settlements from the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages in Nova Bukovica on the Senjak site in Podravina, south-east from Slatina. The excavations were continued on the same cadastre plot as in the previous years, on the southern slope of an elevation, east from the area on which in the previous years we found rectangular above-earth structures (5 in all) and a cattle pen, all from the La Tène period. In the course of explorations we discovered a number of new archaeological structures, among which the most numerous continue to be pillar holes. However, among the structures explored this year, of special importance is a pit dwelling of a simple, irregularly circular ground plan, with a trough-shaped bottom which deepens in the north-eastern part (Fig. 1). In its backfill we found characteristic material, among which there is a profiled, deep bowl decorated with vertical ribs and lines of warts on the widest part of the body (Fig. 2). The pit dwelling belongs to the Late Bronze Age and is the first such object explored on Sjenjak. Likewise, this year we had finds of waste pits, especially those with finds of Late La Tène culture. These are larger, deeper pits with an abundance of finds (a whetstone, rustic pottery, highly profiled edges of vessels…). Among other finds, along with a lot of mostly rough, home use pottery, we should single out a renewed find of lumps of slag, stone masticator, ceramic whorls and one beautifully preserved bronze ring with closed ends reminding of a temporal ornament

Nova Bukovica − Sjenjak 2005.

U tekstu se osvrćemo na arheološka istraživanja lokaliteta u Novoj Bukovici, koja je ekipa Instituta za arheologiju provela tijekom 2005. godine. Pri tome, posebna pozornost se pridaje otkriću novih nadzemnih objekata, vjerojatno iz razdoblja kasnoga latena kao i relativno složenoj stratigrafskoj situaciji na dijelu lokaliteta istraženom u posljednjoj, osmoj sezoni terenskih istraživanja.In 2005, the Institute of Archaeology continued systematic excavations of the settlement from the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages in Nova Bukovica at the Sjenjak site. The excavations of 2005 confirmed the assumption that the canals probably mark the borders of the La Tène settlement, as well as another at least two periods of the late La Tène settlement. Particularly significant is the excavation of remains of new late La Tène rectangular house: their number on this site reaching five. The find of a whole sequence of parallel, deeper entrenched independent channels is also important, which probably are part of the peripheral part of the Late Bronze Age settlement, the centre of which was probably located during the excavations from 1997 to 2000 at the top of the elevation on which the site is situated