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ia universitatisIt turned out that site is lying on a strongly rotten and only known kind of settlement from Early Bronze Age
na sledi zgodnjebronastodobne poselit ve v dolini r ižane ... 43 cracked limestone rock (US 1005, 2004, 3003; Figure in this area. In close vicinity of the Ključ and the en-
4). Due to natural and anthropogenic processes, dif- tire Rižana valley and under the Karst Edge we know
ferent layers of dark yellow brown clayey-silty soils (US only one contemporaneous site, the cave site Jama nad
1002, 2002, 3002; Figure 3) were formed on this rock. In Brežcem. In our opinion, such a small number of Ear-
this layer we`ve found many prehistoric finds, most of ly Bronze Age sites in this area is only a consequence of
them in limestone cracks and depressions. During the the state of research.
archaeological excavations of trench n. 3, a greater con-
centration of prehistoric pottery, burnt clay or plaster Literatura
was found, which leads us to the assumption that one Batović, Š. 1990. »Novija istraživanja
or more prehistoric objects can be presumed in this part
of the site. prapovijesti u biogradskom kraju«.
Of all the prehistoric finds (743 pieces), we studied in Biogradski zbornik 1: 85–195.
more detail 24 of them. Pottery was studied from tech- Benussi, B. 1927–1928. »Dalle annotazioni di
nological and typological point of view. We`ve found Alberto Puschi per la Carta archeologica
that pottery is made in uniform manner and hand dell`Istria.« Archaeolografo Triestino 14:
made. Most of it is fine-grained (79 %), the rest are very 243–82.
fine-grained (21 %). We`ve found out eight different clay Bratina, P. 2014a. »Zemono pri Vipavi.« V
admixtures (LM). They represent mixed combination Absolutno datiranje bronaste in železne
of rock (A), that doesn’t react with HCI solution, mica dobe na Slovenskem / Absolute dating of
(C), organic material (D), iron oxides (E), grog (G) and/ Bronze and Iron Ages in Slovenia. Katalogi
or clay pellets (F). There is no calcium carbonate (B). in monografije 40, uredila B. Teržan in M.
Most of the surface treatment is burnishing (96 % or Črešnar, 563–69. Ljubljana: Znanstvena
23 pieces). We`ve recognized three types of firing tech- založba Filozofske fakultete, Narodni
niques, reduction (17 pieces or 71 %), incomplete oxida- muzej.
tion (5 pieces or 21 %) and reduction with oxidation in fi- Bratina, P. 2014b. »Log pri Vipavi.« V
nal phase (2 pieces or 8 %). Pottery is very (11 pieces or. Absolutno datiranje bronaste in železne
46 %) or extraordinarily hard (12 pieces or. 50 %). Types dobe na Slovenskem / Absolute dating of
of vessels are very united. Most of the pieces belong to Bronze and Iron Ages in Slovenia. Katalogi
pots or parts of them, as handles, lugs and decorated ves- in monografije 40, uredila B. Teržan in M.
sel. Two pieces belong to bigger (storage) pot (Figure 7). Črešnar, 569–81. Ljubljana: Znanstvena
Both technological and typological ceramic analysis založba Filozofske fakultete, Narodni
indicates the time of the Early and/or Middle Bronze muzej.
Age. We`ve found analogies in the Vipava valley, in the Buršić Matijašić, K. 1998. Gradina
Ljubljana basin, in Gulf of Trieste (cave sites and hill- Monkodonja. Tipološko-statistička obrada
forts) and in Istria. keramičkih nalaza srednjebrončanodobne
Archaeological excavations conducted at the Ključ site istarske gradine Monkodonja kod Rovinja
in 2014 showed that this is the type of the settlement / The Monkodonja Hillfort. A Typological
that wasn`t yet known in the Rižana valley or under the and Statistical Analysis of Pottery Finds
Karst Edge. We believe that Ključ site represents un- from the Middle Bronze Age Hillfort of
fortified settlement on unexposed location. It is a type Monkodonja near Rovinj. Monografije i
of settlement, as we know in Istria, Dalmatia and Her- katalozi 9. Pula: Arheološki muzej Istre.
zegovina under the term hillfort in the open area. The Buršić Matijašić, K. 2011. »Ne samo gradine.«
function of this kind of settlements we can only pre- Histria Antiqua 20: 63–76.
sume, although for the moment the only explanations Čović, B. 1983. »Regionalne grupe ranog
seems to be seasonal settlement type. So far, this is the bronzanog doba.« V Praistorija
jugoslavenskih zemalja IV ‒ Bronzano doba,
na sledi zgodnjebronastodobne poselit ve v dolini r ižane ... 43 cracked limestone rock (US 1005, 2004, 3003; Figure in this area. In close vicinity of the Ključ and the en-
4). Due to natural and anthropogenic processes, dif- tire Rižana valley and under the Karst Edge we know
ferent layers of dark yellow brown clayey-silty soils (US only one contemporaneous site, the cave site Jama nad
1002, 2002, 3002; Figure 3) were formed on this rock. In Brežcem. In our opinion, such a small number of Ear-
this layer we`ve found many prehistoric finds, most of ly Bronze Age sites in this area is only a consequence of
them in limestone cracks and depressions. During the the state of research.
archaeological excavations of trench n. 3, a greater con-
centration of prehistoric pottery, burnt clay or plaster Literatura
was found, which leads us to the assumption that one Batović, Š. 1990. »Novija istraživanja
or more prehistoric objects can be presumed in this part
of the site. prapovijesti u biogradskom kraju«.
Of all the prehistoric finds (743 pieces), we studied in Biogradski zbornik 1: 85–195.
more detail 24 of them. Pottery was studied from tech- Benussi, B. 1927–1928. »Dalle annotazioni di
nological and typological point of view. We`ve found Alberto Puschi per la Carta archeologica
that pottery is made in uniform manner and hand dell`Istria.« Archaeolografo Triestino 14:
made. Most of it is fine-grained (79 %), the rest are very 243–82.
fine-grained (21 %). We`ve found out eight different clay Bratina, P. 2014a. »Zemono pri Vipavi.« V
admixtures (LM). They represent mixed combination Absolutno datiranje bronaste in železne
of rock (A), that doesn’t react with HCI solution, mica dobe na Slovenskem / Absolute dating of
(C), organic material (D), iron oxides (E), grog (G) and/ Bronze and Iron Ages in Slovenia. Katalogi
or clay pellets (F). There is no calcium carbonate (B). in monografije 40, uredila B. Teržan in M.
Most of the surface treatment is burnishing (96 % or Črešnar, 563–69. Ljubljana: Znanstvena
23 pieces). We`ve recognized three types of firing tech- založba Filozofske fakultete, Narodni
niques, reduction (17 pieces or 71 %), incomplete oxida- muzej.
tion (5 pieces or 21 %) and reduction with oxidation in fi- Bratina, P. 2014b. »Log pri Vipavi.« V
nal phase (2 pieces or 8 %). Pottery is very (11 pieces or. Absolutno datiranje bronaste in železne
46 %) or extraordinarily hard (12 pieces or. 50 %). Types dobe na Slovenskem / Absolute dating of
of vessels are very united. Most of the pieces belong to Bronze and Iron Ages in Slovenia. Katalogi
pots or parts of them, as handles, lugs and decorated ves- in monografije 40, uredila B. Teržan in M.
sel. Two pieces belong to bigger (storage) pot (Figure 7). Črešnar, 569–81. Ljubljana: Znanstvena
Both technological and typological ceramic analysis založba Filozofske fakultete, Narodni
indicates the time of the Early and/or Middle Bronze muzej.
Age. We`ve found analogies in the Vipava valley, in the Buršić Matijašić, K. 1998. Gradina
Ljubljana basin, in Gulf of Trieste (cave sites and hill- Monkodonja. Tipološko-statistička obrada
forts) and in Istria. keramičkih nalaza srednjebrončanodobne
Archaeological excavations conducted at the Ključ site istarske gradine Monkodonja kod Rovinja
in 2014 showed that this is the type of the settlement / The Monkodonja Hillfort. A Typological
that wasn`t yet known in the Rižana valley or under the and Statistical Analysis of Pottery Finds
Karst Edge. We believe that Ključ site represents un- from the Middle Bronze Age Hillfort of
fortified settlement on unexposed location. It is a type Monkodonja near Rovinj. Monografije i
of settlement, as we know in Istria, Dalmatia and Her- katalozi 9. Pula: Arheološki muzej Istre.
zegovina under the term hillfort in the open area. The Buršić Matijašić, K. 2011. »Ne samo gradine.«
function of this kind of settlements we can only pre- Histria Antiqua 20: 63–76.
sume, although for the moment the only explanations Čović, B. 1983. »Regionalne grupe ranog
seems to be seasonal settlement type. So far, this is the bronzanog doba.« V Praistorija
jugoslavenskih zemalja IV ‒ Bronzano doba,
