Papers (Space/Fear, Apotropaic Marks and Graffiti) by Ivan Huljev
Sacralization of Landscape and Sacred Places: Proceedings of the 3rd International Scientific Conference of Mediaeval Archaeology, 2018
Numerous old stone houses, economic facilities and road junctions featuring carved or engraved cr... more Numerous old stone houses, economic facilities and road junctions featuring carved or engraved crosses were documented during a
field survey in Podgora village in Makarska littoral. The types of crosses vary greatly. In some cases the crosses are executed individually
while in other cases they are accompanied by other crosses or symbols. The most common positions where the crosses are depicted
include corners, the area right above the step leading to the house entrance, the area around the door and the doorframe. The purpose
of this paper is to interpret these symbols and attempt to explain the rationality behind their carving. Two sources of information are
utilized in our research: the available information from scholarly literature and oral information provided by local population. Based on
the available information, the symbols can be interpreted as acts of vernacular piety, house consecration or house protection. The acts
of symbol carving can be related to past beliefs in supernatural beings and phenomena. Such interpretation is additionally supported
by the position of the carvings: the symbols are placed at positions representing dangerous ‘’liminal zones’’ – the areas between the
known and the unknown, rational and irrational and safe and dangerous places.
Conference Presentations by Ivan Huljev
Conference Poster by Ivan Huljev
Bibliography The size of hillfort and enclosure sites was measured using measuring tools and aeri... more Bibliography The size of hillfort and enclosure sites was measured using measuring tools and aerial photographs available through the Arkod public service. The research which included mapping of hillfort and enclosure sites (either sites already known from archaeological literature or surveys conducted by the author). Hillfort and enclosure sites were compared to the size of corresponding poljes.
The Podglogovik abandoned shepherds settlement on the Biokovo mountain consist of ruined drywall ... more The Podglogovik abandoned shepherds settlement on the Biokovo mountain consist of ruined drywall houses inhabited on the seasonal basis, during summer pastures. The dwellings were built mostly during 19th and at the beginning of 20th century and they commonly housed both humans and animals. The village was being abandoned gradually, throughout the 20th century, when the inhabitants ceased to practice transhumant livestock raising.
The main goal of our research is to shed light on the connection between vernacular beliefs and spatial practices. Various research methods from different disciplines were deployed, including ethnology, archaeology and history. Such interdisciplinary research utilises different but nevertheless related labels such as archaeology of folk religion, archaeology of folklore, archaeology of ritual and magic.
The first order of business in our project was to conduct a field survey in the village area. The aim was to locate the positions of carved graffiti. Each item was then mapped in order to analyse their spatial distribution. Finally, the graffiti were documented and photographed and their measurements taken. Oral histories were documented using several informants. The information provided was utilized in the interpretation of gathered data. Comparative examples of cross carving, along with other practices known from published historical and ethnographic record, were used to supplement our research.
The subject of our research is the perception of Roman religious monuments in 18th century Makars... more The subject of our research is the perception of Roman religious monuments in 18th century Makarska region, Dalmatia, Croatia. Based on the available data, the aim of our project is to elucidate how various social groups, separated by relations of power and knowledge, were positioned regarding roman heritage.
Assuming that the identity is socially constructed, two basic discursive communities can be discerned. The first such community is the elite – wealthy aristocratic families, highly positioned in the social relations of knowledge and power. They are also highly influential in the social hierarchy pertaining to their functions as various church and political dignitaries. This group has the highest education the period can provide, they are in possession of large house libraries and some of them received their PhDs at the opposite side of the Adriatic coast. Their worldview and particularly a sense of past is built upon the available scholarly literature.
The second socially constructed discursive community consists of financially and otherwise disempowered peasants, lacking in (formal) education. Here we can assume that knowledge is transmitted orally, from generation to generation, unlike the formal knowledge of university institutions. Precisely the knowledge and the mode of transmitting that knowledge are crucial in the relationship formed towards the Roman religious monuments.
Papers by Ivan Huljev
U organizaciji Instituta za povijest umjetnosti (IPU) u Zagrebu je 14. i 15. studenog 2019. održa... more U organizaciji Instituta za povijest umjetnosti (IPU) u Zagrebu je 14. i 15. studenog 2019. održana radionica "Digitalizacija fotografija-što, kako i zašto"...
Informatica museologica, 2019
In the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Croatian Museum
of Architecture, on December 19, 201... more In the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Croatian Museum
of Architecture, on December 19, 2018, an exhibition
entitled Budimir Pervan – from the Archives of an Architect
was opened. On the last day of the exhibition a book of the
same name had its launch. The book contains articles by
Academician Andrija Mutnjaković, Dr Borka Bobovec, Academician
Tonko Maroević, Dr Robert Plejić, Dr Ivan Šimunović,
Antun Šatara the architect and Academician Dinko Kovačić.
The exhibition comprised several thematic units. They started
with Pervan’s student days, went on to his pre-war life and
work in Dubrovnik and through the theme of the little-known
family houses that Pervan designed in the area of Dalmatia. A
large part of the exhibition took up the theme of his work in
the Urbanistic Bureau in Split (the Urban Planning Institute of
Dalmatia), which he headed from 1949 to 1970.
Separately presented here was the founding of the Department
for the History of Building and his work on the reconstruction
of the old city centre of Diocletian’s Palace in Split. A
considerable part of the exhibition was devoted, in addition to
the themes already mentioned, to Pervan’s work on the revitalisation
and reconstruction of the old centre of Primošten, for
which he was awarded the Gold Plaque in 1975.
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Papers (Space/Fear, Apotropaic Marks and Graffiti) by Ivan Huljev
field survey in Podgora village in Makarska littoral. The types of crosses vary greatly. In some cases the crosses are executed individually
while in other cases they are accompanied by other crosses or symbols. The most common positions where the crosses are depicted
include corners, the area right above the step leading to the house entrance, the area around the door and the doorframe. The purpose
of this paper is to interpret these symbols and attempt to explain the rationality behind their carving. Two sources of information are
utilized in our research: the available information from scholarly literature and oral information provided by local population. Based on
the available information, the symbols can be interpreted as acts of vernacular piety, house consecration or house protection. The acts
of symbol carving can be related to past beliefs in supernatural beings and phenomena. Such interpretation is additionally supported
by the position of the carvings: the symbols are placed at positions representing dangerous ‘’liminal zones’’ – the areas between the
known and the unknown, rational and irrational and safe and dangerous places.
Conference Presentations by Ivan Huljev
Conference Poster by Ivan Huljev
The main goal of our research is to shed light on the connection between vernacular beliefs and spatial practices. Various research methods from different disciplines were deployed, including ethnology, archaeology and history. Such interdisciplinary research utilises different but nevertheless related labels such as archaeology of folk religion, archaeology of folklore, archaeology of ritual and magic.
The first order of business in our project was to conduct a field survey in the village area. The aim was to locate the positions of carved graffiti. Each item was then mapped in order to analyse their spatial distribution. Finally, the graffiti were documented and photographed and their measurements taken. Oral histories were documented using several informants. The information provided was utilized in the interpretation of gathered data. Comparative examples of cross carving, along with other practices known from published historical and ethnographic record, were used to supplement our research.
Assuming that the identity is socially constructed, two basic discursive communities can be discerned. The first such community is the elite – wealthy aristocratic families, highly positioned in the social relations of knowledge and power. They are also highly influential in the social hierarchy pertaining to their functions as various church and political dignitaries. This group has the highest education the period can provide, they are in possession of large house libraries and some of them received their PhDs at the opposite side of the Adriatic coast. Their worldview and particularly a sense of past is built upon the available scholarly literature.
The second socially constructed discursive community consists of financially and otherwise disempowered peasants, lacking in (formal) education. Here we can assume that knowledge is transmitted orally, from generation to generation, unlike the formal knowledge of university institutions. Precisely the knowledge and the mode of transmitting that knowledge are crucial in the relationship formed towards the Roman religious monuments.
Papers by Ivan Huljev
of Architecture, on December 19, 2018, an exhibition
entitled Budimir Pervan – from the Archives of an Architect
was opened. On the last day of the exhibition a book of the
same name had its launch. The book contains articles by
Academician Andrija Mutnjaković, Dr Borka Bobovec, Academician
Tonko Maroević, Dr Robert Plejić, Dr Ivan Šimunović,
Antun Šatara the architect and Academician Dinko Kovačić.
The exhibition comprised several thematic units. They started
with Pervan’s student days, went on to his pre-war life and
work in Dubrovnik and through the theme of the little-known
family houses that Pervan designed in the area of Dalmatia. A
large part of the exhibition took up the theme of his work in
the Urbanistic Bureau in Split (the Urban Planning Institute of
Dalmatia), which he headed from 1949 to 1970.
Separately presented here was the founding of the Department
for the History of Building and his work on the reconstruction
of the old city centre of Diocletian’s Palace in Split. A
considerable part of the exhibition was devoted, in addition to
the themes already mentioned, to Pervan’s work on the revitalisation
and reconstruction of the old centre of Primošten, for
which he was awarded the Gold Plaque in 1975.
Popular articles by Ivan Huljev
MA THESIS by Ivan Huljev
field survey in Podgora village in Makarska littoral. The types of crosses vary greatly. In some cases the crosses are executed individually
while in other cases they are accompanied by other crosses or symbols. The most common positions where the crosses are depicted
include corners, the area right above the step leading to the house entrance, the area around the door and the doorframe. The purpose
of this paper is to interpret these symbols and attempt to explain the rationality behind their carving. Two sources of information are
utilized in our research: the available information from scholarly literature and oral information provided by local population. Based on
the available information, the symbols can be interpreted as acts of vernacular piety, house consecration or house protection. The acts
of symbol carving can be related to past beliefs in supernatural beings and phenomena. Such interpretation is additionally supported
by the position of the carvings: the symbols are placed at positions representing dangerous ‘’liminal zones’’ – the areas between the
known and the unknown, rational and irrational and safe and dangerous places.
The main goal of our research is to shed light on the connection between vernacular beliefs and spatial practices. Various research methods from different disciplines were deployed, including ethnology, archaeology and history. Such interdisciplinary research utilises different but nevertheless related labels such as archaeology of folk religion, archaeology of folklore, archaeology of ritual and magic.
The first order of business in our project was to conduct a field survey in the village area. The aim was to locate the positions of carved graffiti. Each item was then mapped in order to analyse their spatial distribution. Finally, the graffiti were documented and photographed and their measurements taken. Oral histories were documented using several informants. The information provided was utilized in the interpretation of gathered data. Comparative examples of cross carving, along with other practices known from published historical and ethnographic record, were used to supplement our research.
Assuming that the identity is socially constructed, two basic discursive communities can be discerned. The first such community is the elite – wealthy aristocratic families, highly positioned in the social relations of knowledge and power. They are also highly influential in the social hierarchy pertaining to their functions as various church and political dignitaries. This group has the highest education the period can provide, they are in possession of large house libraries and some of them received their PhDs at the opposite side of the Adriatic coast. Their worldview and particularly a sense of past is built upon the available scholarly literature.
The second socially constructed discursive community consists of financially and otherwise disempowered peasants, lacking in (formal) education. Here we can assume that knowledge is transmitted orally, from generation to generation, unlike the formal knowledge of university institutions. Precisely the knowledge and the mode of transmitting that knowledge are crucial in the relationship formed towards the Roman religious monuments.
of Architecture, on December 19, 2018, an exhibition
entitled Budimir Pervan – from the Archives of an Architect
was opened. On the last day of the exhibition a book of the
same name had its launch. The book contains articles by
Academician Andrija Mutnjaković, Dr Borka Bobovec, Academician
Tonko Maroević, Dr Robert Plejić, Dr Ivan Šimunović,
Antun Šatara the architect and Academician Dinko Kovačić.
The exhibition comprised several thematic units. They started
with Pervan’s student days, went on to his pre-war life and
work in Dubrovnik and through the theme of the little-known
family houses that Pervan designed in the area of Dalmatia. A
large part of the exhibition took up the theme of his work in
the Urbanistic Bureau in Split (the Urban Planning Institute of
Dalmatia), which he headed from 1949 to 1970.
Separately presented here was the founding of the Department
for the History of Building and his work on the reconstruction
of the old city centre of Diocletian’s Palace in Split. A
considerable part of the exhibition was devoted, in addition to
the themes already mentioned, to Pervan’s work on the revitalisation
and reconstruction of the old centre of Primošten, for
which he was awarded the Gold Plaque in 1975.