Fortification concepts of the bronze age hillforts in Istria
- The hillfort settlement of Monkodonja, located in the vicinity of the town Rovinj, is representative of the Bronze Age Castellieri culture in Istria. Twelve years of excavations that lasted one month each year revealed a proto-urban settlement with extensive fortification system, and a tripartite division of its interior that could well reflect the hierarchical social structure of its inhabitants. Remarkably, a change in the fortification concept during the time of the settlement’s existence could also be observed. With regard to bronze objects and ceramic finds the settlement is dated generally between the developed Early Bronze Age and the beginning of the Middle Bronze Age, or in Br A2 and Br B1 periods according to the chronology of Paul Reinecke. Moreover, about 40 radiocarbon dates from the Monkodonja settlement have also been analysed. The foundation of the settlement is dated to around 1800 cal BC. The second extensive building phase, including the rebuilding of the fortification system according to new defensive concepts, is dated approximately to 1600 cal BC, while the destruction of the settlement occurred around 1500 cal BC or in the middle of the 15th century BC at the latest.
Author: | Bernhard Hänsel, Kristina Mihovilić, Biba Teržan |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-539903 |
ISBN: | 978-3-7749-4204-2 |
Parent Title (German): | Bronze age fortresses in Europe : proceedings of the Second International LOEWE Conference, 9-13 October 2017 in Alba Julia (!). Universitätsforschungen zur prähistorischen Archäologie ; Band 335, Universitätsforschungen zur prähistorischen Archäologie / Prähistorische Konfliktforschung ; 3 |
Publisher: | Verlag Dr. Rudolf Habelt GmbH |
Place of publication: | Bonn |
Translator: | Miha Kunstel |
Document Type: | Part of a Book |
Language: | English |
Year of Completion: | 2019 |
Year of first Publication: | 2019 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Contributing Corporation: | International LOEWE Conference (2. : 2017 : Karlsburg) |
Release Date: | 2020/05/20 |
Page Number: | 17 |
First Page: | 99 |
Last Page: | 115 |
HeBIS-PPN: | 465151191 |
Institutes: | Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaften |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 9 Geschichte und Geografie / 93 Geschichte des Altertums (bis ca. 499), Archäologie / 930 Geschichte des Altertums bis ca. 499, Archäologie |
Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
Open-Access-Publikationsfonds: | Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaften |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung-Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen |