Podzemelj

The Late Iron Age metal finds discovered in 1999 in the hillfort of Semenič above Gaber pri Semiču in Bela krajina, together with the well-known cemetery on Pungart at Metlika, prove that the northern regions of Bela krajina belonged to the Mokronog group of central Slovenia, Dolenjska (Lower Carniola) and Štajerska (Styria). In Dolenjska the group's population was most probably formed by the Celtic Taurisci and the indigenes. The central and southern regions of Bela krajina were occupied by the Vinica group, to which at present only the settlement at Črnomelj and the great cemetery of Stražni dol near Golek pri Vinici can be ascribed. The boundary between the Mokronog and the Vinica groups lay in the territory of Podzemelj, as La Tène pottery from the settlement on the Kučar hill can be closely compared to that from sites of the Mokronog group, while cremation graves on the margin of the great tumulus no. 32 at Brodaričeva loza contained objects typical for the
Vinica group.
The population of the Vinica group has until now been attributed to the Iapodes. But the analysis of some types of grave finds shows that some are identical to those known from the sites of the Iapodes in Lika and in the Una valley, and some are just like those which appear in the Mokronog group. Moreover, numerous finds represent special types, known exclusively or predominantly from the sites of the Vinica group. The author's opinion is, therefore, that we must agree with Jaro Šašel, who in 1983 proposed that the Kolpa valley and Bela krajina (but not, of course, its northern regions) were settled by the south Pannonian tribe of the Colapiani.

The paper was submitted to Sneža Tecco Hvala, the editor-in-chief of the Slovenian archaeological journal Arheološki vestnik, to be published in volume 66, 2015.
In this paper the only one entire fibula from the cult place on Monte di Medea near Gorizia in Italy will be presented. That specimen belongs to variant VIId of the Certosa fibulae, but it has an uncommon two-part construction. Previous knowledge about this particular variant of the Certosa fibulae will be supplemented with the presentation of the typological differencies between the d, e and f variants of type VII and with specimens of the VIId variant published after the year 1976, in order to update its area of distribution. We shall also discuss its chronology, and in addition Certosa fibulae with two-part construction will be generally presented.

The paper was submitted to Sneža Tecco Hvala, the editor-in-chief of the Slovenian archaeological journal Arheološki vestnik, to be published in volume 66, 2015.
In this paper the only one entire fibula from the cult place on Monte di Medea near Gorizia in Italy will be presented. That specimen belongs to variant VIId of the Certosa fibulae, but it has an uncommon two-part construction. Previous knowledge about this particular variant of the Certosa fibulae will be supplemented with the presentation of the typological differencies between the d, e and f variants of type VII and with specimens of the VIId variant published after the year 1976, in order to update its area of distribution. We shall also discuss its chronology, and in addition Certosa fibulae with two-part construction will be generally presented.

Komtur nemškega viteškega reda oziroma metliški prošt v njegovem imenu na »svojem« teritoriju pri podeljevanju cerkvenih služb nista imela ovir, zato so bili skoraj vsi duhovniki v metliškem okraju oz. komisariatu, v katerega je cerkvenoupravno spadala Bela krajina, člani nemškega viteškega reda. Prispevek poskuša ponovno odkriti že zdavnaj pozabljene življenjske poti belokranjskih duhovnikov, delujočih v času prvega goriškega nadškofa Karla Mihaela Attemsa. Članek je brati kot dopolnilo in v nekaterih pogledih nadgradnjo članka Bela krajina v vizitacijskih zapisnikih goriškega nadškofa Karla Mihaela Attemsa (1752–1774) v pričujoči številki Kronike. Pri sestavi biogramov so nam bili v pomoč vizitacijski zapisniki, ki se hranijo v Nadškofijskem arhivu v italijanski Gorici, ordinacijski zapisniki iz videmskega in goriškega nadškofijskega arhiva, številne matične knjige iz ljubljanskega nadškofijskega arhiva ter tudi nekateri objavljeni arhivski viri.

Presentation of the catalogue of the permanent exhibition The Soklič collection. “Here’s the Illyrian chief”. Archaeology and numismatics, published in February 2016 by the Carinthian Regional Museum in Slovenj Gradec. The most important contribution by the author is in this publication the chapter on the Podzemelj 2 phase, which includes the reconstruction of two important warrior cremation graves, discovered near Šmarjeta in the Dolenjska region around 1883 and in 1901. The cremation grave, excavated around 1883 by the local Anton Kunstek, contained a footed bowl with triangular holes in the foot, a cup, decorated with bronze studs, and a large intentionally damaged bronze winged axe. Ferdinand Schulz found in 1901 in barrow 7/1901 at Gradenjska hosta above Gradenje near Šmarjeta a cremation grave with four ceramic vessels, one animal bone, remains of a bowl helmet, a decorated iron hilt of a curved sword, an iron trunnion axe, as well as one bronze and one iron spearhead. Both graves can be dated to the Podzemelj 2 phase, defined by professor Stane Gabrovec as early as in 1963, so as several graves from Kranj, Brezje pri Trebelnem, Mengeš, Molnik, Novo mesto, Budinjak, Velike Malence, Metlika, Sajevce and Legen near Slovenj Gradec. Textile remains were preserved on some iron finds from Legen, Brezje pri Trebelnem and Vače.