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Herojska doba Histrov

Sledijo grobovi iz Picuga, kjer so bila tri diagonalno pos- i.e., the Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age (Mihovilić
tavljena gradišča (I, II, III), ki so ležala na vzpetinah v zaledju 1972; 2014, 82–86).
Poreča. Vsako naselje je obdajalo koncentrično obzidje,
vsa gradišča pa so bila združena v eno celoto z velikim Next are the graves from the Picugi site, made up of
zunanjim obzidjem. Na njihovih vznožjih so bile raziskane three diagonally aligned hillfort settlements (I, II, and
III), sited on elevations inland of modern Poreč. Each of
žarne nekropole s skoraj 750 grobovi. Posmrtni ostanki in these settlements is encircled by a concentric rampart,
pridatki so bili pokopani na različne načine. Grobne najdbe with a greater outer rampart that unified the hillforts into
in pridatki pokopavanje na tem grobišču datirajo v obdobje a single unit. At the feet of these settlements, there has
od 10. do 2. stoletja pr. n. št., torej v železno dobo (Betic been archaeological investigation of cremation necrop-
2005; Munda 2009; Mihovilić 2014, 90–96). olises containing just under 750 graves. We see multiple
methods of interring the remains of the deceased and of
Nazadnje je predstavljeno največ grobnih celot iz Nezakci- grave goods. The finds recovered in the graves and the
ja, političnega in verskega središča ter zadnjega zatočišča grave goods date the burials at this necropolis to the
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Histrov. Leži na vzpetini Vizače nad zalivom Budava, z period from the 10 to the 2 century BCE, i.e., the Iron
mogočnim obzidjem, ki ga obdaja že od bronaste dobe. Age (Betic 2005; Munda 2009; Mihovilić 2014, 90–96).
Na vhodu v mesto, med dvema zidovoma, je bilo odkrito The greatest number of presented grave contexts are from
grobišče s 114 grobovi. Grobovi so bili raziskani tudi na Nesactium, the political and religious hub of the Histri,
drugih lokacijah v naselju. Družinske grobnice večjih di- where they made their last stand. It is sited on the Vizače
menzij, z izjemno bogatimi in raznovrstnimi pridatki, kot elevation overlooking the Budava cove. Since the Bronze
sta grobnica I/12 ali tista, raziskana pod rimskim templjem Age the site was defended by robust encircling ramparts.
B leta 1981, sodijo med najimpresivnejše. Žare in pridatki A necropolis with 114 graves is sited at the entrance to
pričajo o bogastvu ter prestižu prebivalcev in večplastnosti the settlement, between two walls. Graves were also
pokopavanja od 12. do 2. stoletja pr. n. št. (Mihovilić 1996; identified at other places in the settlement. Among the
2001a; 2014, 60–66). most impressive are the large familial tombs, presenting
grave goods in varying quantities, remarkable in varying
Iz teh grobišč, grobov in grobnic so predstavljeni najpo- degrees, such as Tomb I/12 and the tomb investigated
membnejši predmeti histrske materialne kulture, ki odseva- under Roman period Temple B in 1981. The urns and grave
jo takratno družbo kot celoto ter posebej status in prestiž goods point to the wealth and prestige of the inhabitants,
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histrske aristokracije znotraj širšega kroga jadranskih in and to stratified burials from the 12 to the 2 century
evropskih železnodobnih kultur. BCE (Mihovilić 1996; 2001a; 2014, 60–66).
It is from these necropolises, graves, and tombs that we
present the most significant artefacts of the material
culture of the Histri, which reflect the overall society of
the time and in particular the status and prestige of the
Histrian aristocracy within the wider sphere of the Adriatic
and European Iron Age cultures.

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