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Herojska doba Histrov

Histrska kultura in njena bogata dediščina sta bili predsta- cation of numerous small–scale, for the most part limited
vljeni širši evropski javnosti v okviru velikih razstav Čarobna excavations of individual graves at Sveti Martin nad
Istra (2000/2001) in Histria – Istra – Istrien (2005), kronani Limom (Percan 2010), Mariškići (Mihovilić, Rajić-Šikan-
pa so z razstavo Histri u Istri, ob luksuzni monografiji, ki jo jić 2016), and Beram (Višnjić, Cavalli, Percan, Innocenti
je znova zasnovala K. Mihovilić (2014). Sledila je izjemna 2013), and the more extensive rescue archaeology work
razstava edinstvenega primera materialne kulture Histrov, covering the Iron Age strata in Pula (Archaeological Mu-
Zambratija – prapovijesni šivani brod, ki je predstavljala eno seum of Istria, St Theodore quarter) (Mihovilić 2011; Sta-
najpomembnejših najdb na območju Istre in Hrvaške v rac 2009; 2011), while the hillfort settlements, including
those of the Iron Age, were comprehensively presented
zadnjem desetletju. Predstavljena je bila najstarejša šiva- in K. Buršić-Matijašić’s (2007) broad review Gradine Istre
na ladja Jadrana in Sredozemlja (Koncani Uhač, Boetto, (“The Hillforts of Istria”). Along with the publication of
Uhač 2017; 2019). preliminary results, there was also frequent and detailed
analysis of specific types of artefacts and groups of
Spoznanja o Histrih so se v zadnjih 25 letih znatno dopolni- finds (Mihovilić 2000; 2001b; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2007a;
la, kar je spodbudilo navdušenje za nadaljnja raziskovanja 2007b; 2007c; 2009a; 2009b; Glogović 2003; Teržan 2007;
sledi Histrov in istrske železne dobe. Buršić-Matijašić 2010; Orlić 2011; Blečić Kavur 2009;
2011; 2012; 2014; 2015; 2017; 2019; 2021; 2022; Blečić
Kavur, Kavur 2015). The quantity of material presented,
the accompanying radiocarbon dating, and the results
of anthropological, zoological, metallographic, and oth-
er scientific analyses, has updated our understanding
of the subject matter and led to a revision of previous
hypotheses.

The culture of the Histri and its rich legacy were present-
ed to broader European audiences at the Magic Istria
(2000/2001) and Histria–Istra–Istrien (2005) exhibitions,
and crowned by The Histri in Istria exhibition and the lavish
accompanying monograph, again the work of K. Mihovilić
(2014). This was followed by Zambratija: Prehistoric Sewn
Boat, another exceptional exhibition showcasing a unique
example of the material culture of the Histri. This is one of
the most significant finds in the past decade in Istria and
in Croatia as a whole. The oldest known sewn boat in the
Adriatic and the broader Mediterranean was presented
to a broad domestic and international audience (Koncani
Uhač, Boetto, Uhač 2017; 2019).

Over the past quarter century we have seen significant
broadening of our understanding of the Histri, very much
encouraging to continued efforts to follow the traces of
the Histri and more broadly of the Iron Age in Istria.

Šivana ladja iz Zambratije / The sewn boat from Zambratija The Heroic Age of The Histri
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