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Herojska doba Histrov

Predmeti Objects

in simboli and Symbols

Geografski položaj Istre, kot je bilo prikazano, je že od The geographic position of the Istrian peninsula means
pozne bronaste dobe omogočal izjemno pomorsko in that the Histri were predisposed to a very high degree of
posredniško dejavnost Histrov, odkar je mogoče zaznati maritime activity and to the role of intermediary from the
njihovo prisotnost na morju. Kulturni stiki znotraj regije Late Bronze Age, from which time their presence at sea
severnega Jadrana so dobro potrjeni, še posebej s Kvarner- is certain. The cultural contacts within the north Adriatic
jem in z njegovim zaledjem, notranjsko-kraškim prostorom, region are well corroborated, especially in the nearby
h kateremu je gravitiral. Jasno so dokazani tudi stiki širših Kvarner area and its hinterland, the Inner Carnolian and
razsežnosti, kar se odraža predvsem v uvoženih in t. i. ek- Kras regions that gravitated toward it. There is also clear
sotičnih predmetih. Gre za prestižne dobrine, ki so jih Histri evidence of various contacts on a large scale, reflected
pridobivali in/ali distribuirali predvsem preko trgovskih in above all in the imported exotic items. These were pres-
piratskih dejavnosti ter z recipročnostjo in diplomacijo, tigious goods that the Histri procured and/or distributed
largely in the scope of their commercial activity and
kar je prispevalo k vzpostavitvi neke vrste posredništva
piracy, and through reciprocity and diplomacy, which
med jadranskim in jugovzhodnim predalpskim prostorom
(Mihovilić 2014, 312). contributed to the establishment of a sort of intermediary
role between the Adriatic and the southeastern cisalpine
area (Mihovilić 2014, 312).
V dinamičnem in s številnimi vplivi prežetem procesu
razvoja so Histri nove trende in prakse prilagajali lastnim In a dynamic developmental process, with interacting
ideološkim konceptom ter hkrati ustvarjali statusne sim- influences, the Histri adapted new trends and practices to
bole, s katerimi so se predstavljale različne družbene sku- their own ideological concept, concurrently creating the
pine, vključno z vodilno aristokracijo. Grobovi in grobnice status symbols of the various elements of Histrian society,
najbogatejših Histrov so tako vsebovali številne predmete including their own aristocracy. The graves and tombs of
različnega izvora – od domačih izdelkov in tistih iz bližnjih the richest members of Histrian society thus included
regij do predmetov oddaljenega, izjemnega porekla. Poleg numerous objects of diverse characteristics – domestic,
predmetov iz grobov je bilo gradivo pridobljeno tudi iz products of the neighbouring regions, and those from dis-
drugih arheoloških kontekstov, predvsem iz naselbin, v tant lands, of exceptional provenance. The material culture
precej manjšem obsegu pa tudi iz depojskih najdb. Med has been recovered from the graves, but also from other
najpogostejšimi najdbami so osebna oprema, noša in archaeological contexts, primarily from settlements and, to
a much lesser extent, from hoards. Finds of personal items,
nakit, medtem ko prevladujejo keramične posode. Vojaška
clothing, and jewellery are represented in quantity along
oprema, orožje in/ali orodje so redkeje odlagali v grobove,
poznamo pa jih iz depojskih najdb, naselbin in posameznih with predominantly ceramic ware. Military gear, weapons
najdb v naravnem okolju, zlasti v jamah. and/or tools, were laid in graves less often, and have been
recovered from hoards, settlements, and as isolated finds
in the environment, especially in caves.
Iz zadnjih stoletij 2. tisočletja pr. n. št. izhajajo grobne The Heroic Age of The Histri
celote z grobišč Limske gradine, Picuga, Pulja in Nezak- Grave contexts from the necropolises of Limska gradina,
cija ter številni posamično raziskani grobovi. Posode in Picugi, Pula, and Nesactium, and numerous individually

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