Pezdirčeva njiva v Podzemlju / Pezdirčeva njiva in Podzemelj. Železna doba od Podzemlja do Vinice / Iron Age from Podzemelj to Vinica
Podzemelj in Bela Krajina region have long been recognised as one of the key and best-researched Iron Age centres of the Dolenjska Hallstatt culture. The recently excavated large cemetery at Pezdirčeva njiva, situated on the north-western slope beneath the hillfort on Kučar, opens a new chapter in the study of this centre and the wider Dolenjska region. Burials at the site begin only in the 5th century BCE and continue uninterrupted until the early 1st century BCE. This monograph provides the first comprehensive publication of modern excavations of graves belonging to the Vinica cultural sphere, which until now had not been systematically analysed.
The volume brings together the results of several years of fieldwork directed by Otmar Kovač and the author, and presents detailed documentation of more than 180 graves with rich assemblages of grave goods. The finds are illustrated on 85 plates, and a large-scale plan of the central part of the cemetery is included as an appendix. Analyses of funerary practices, costume, weaponry, pottery, and jewellery are complemented by a wide array of scientific studies assembled in Chapter 10.
The monograph incorporates the results of pedological and geoarchaeological research (A. Prijatelj, H. Grčman, R. Turniški) and conservation–archaeometallurgical examinations of non-ceramic finds (N. Nemeček, M. Petrič, P. Fajfar, B. Šetina Batič, M. Nečemer). Additional contributions address textile remains (M. Gleba), archaeobotanical samples (T. Tolar), lithic finds (R. Brajkovič), and amber (M. Golec, Z. Golec Mírová, L. Kučera, J. Martínek).
A particular strength of the monograph lies in its cultural and chronological synthesis, which situates Pezdirčeva njiva within the broader development of the Iron Age centre at Podzemelj and clarifies the structural and temporal differences between Late Hallstatt and Vinica-period graves. This comprehensive and interdisciplinary work significantly advances our understanding of settlement dynamics in Bela Krajina, from Podzemelj to Vinica, and provides new insights into cultural processes unfolding along the southeastern Alpine region during the Early and Late Iron Age.
Chapters
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Predgovor / Preface
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1 Železnodobno središče Podzemelj / The Podzemelj Iron Age centre
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2 Grobišče Pezdirčeva njiva / The Pezdirčeva njiva Burial Site
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3 Katalog grobov iz cone A / Catalogue of Graves from Zone A
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4 Način pokopa in grobne najdbe / Burial Practices and Grave Finds
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5 Deli noše in oprave / Costume and Outfit Items
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6 Kulturno-kronološki oris grobišča / Cultural-Chronological Outline of the Burial Site
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7 Od Podzemlja do Vinice: Bela krajina v železni dobi / From Podzemelj to Vinica: Bela Krajina in the Iron Age
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8 Literatura / Bibliography
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9 Table / Plates
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10 Analize / Analyses
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10.1 Geoarheološka preiskava nevidnih gomil na Pezdirčevi njivi / Geoarchaeological Study of Invisible Barrows at Pezdirčeva njiva
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10.2 Paleookolje, razvoj tal ter ohranjenost arheološkega zapisa in grobnih pridatkov na Pezdirčevi njivi / Palaeoenvironment, Soil Development, and the Preservation of the Archaeological Record and Grave Goods at Pezdirčeva njiva
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10.3 Konservatorsko-restavratorski izzivi pri obdelavi nekeramičnih najdb z grobišča Pezdirčeva njiva v Podzemlju / Challenges in the Conservation and Restoration of Non-Ceramic Finds from the Pezdirčeva njiva Burial Site in Podzemelj
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10.4 Naravoslovne preiskave kovinskega gradiva z grobišča Pezdirčeva njiva v Podzemlju / Scientific Examinations of Metal Artefacts from the Pezdirčeva njiva Burial Site in Podzemelj
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10.5 Analyses of Iron Age textile remains from Pezdirčeva njiva in Podzemelj / Analiza ostankov železnodobnih tkanin s Pezdirčeve njive v Podzemlju
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10.6 Arheobotanične analize vzorcev iz grobov na Pezdirčevi njivi v Podzemlju, izkopavanja v letih 2017–2022 / Archaeobotanical Analyses from the Graves at Pezdirčeva njiva in Podzemelj, Excavations 2017−2022
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10.7 Litostratigrafska analiza kamnitih najdb iz Podzemlja / Lithostratigraphic Analysis of the Stone Finds from Podzemelj
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10.8 Amber from Pezdirčeva njiva Burial Site in Podzemelj / Jantar z grobišča Pezdirčeva njiva v Podzemlju
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11 Priloga / Appendix
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