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no. 1078/1, k. o. Hajdina, in December 1942, during World War II.
The excavation was conducted by Walter Schmid, a Graz provincial
archaeologist who identified the temple as Celtic. The Celtic-Roman
temple is located in Poetovio, in the Vicus Fortunae district, and
is dated from the 1st to the 4th century. Based on an analysis on
the state of research and the sheer size of Celtic-Roman temples
or sanctuaries with an ambulatory we can claim that temples of
this type are more frequent to the east of the Alps than previously
assumed. The locations of at least five examples in Slovenia - in the
Italic region X (Nauportus), provinces of Noricum (Celeia, Colatio,
Podkraj pri Hrastniku) and Pannonia (Poetovio) - confirms that this
type of temple was also in use outside the previously known area. A
review of shrines with an ambulatory from Noricum and Pannonia
highlights the importance of the temple that has been overlooked
so far, and an analysis of archival documentation shows the main
features of the temple under consideration. The dimensions of the
partially excavated temple have been reconstructed - the outer south
wall built of ashlar (length 21.9 m, width of the wall 0.60 m), the
outer east and west walls were not completely excavated (width of
the wall 0.65 m), the south cella wall was built of pebbles (length 13.8
m, width of the wall 0.80 m, height up to 1.8 m), the remaining cella
walls were not completely excavated. The inner length of the cella
was 12 m. The width of the corridor was 3.4 to 3.6 m. Archaeological
small finds were mostly, with some exceptions from the Joanneum
Universal Museum in Graz, Austria, lost and known only from
Schmidt’s written documentation. Inside the corridor residues of
red plaster were discovered beside the ceramics, and within the cella
a silver coin, fragments of marble statues, ceramics and glass vessels.
With the publication of the Celtic-Roman temple with an ambulatory
from Poetovio, we expanded the knowledge of the topography of
religious buildings in Poetovio. We conclude that the temple has
been overlooked for over 70 years due to the absence of revisions to
the documentation of older excavations in this area and the fact that
any excavation under occupation during wartime is problematic and
ignoring it afterwards is at least partly a political act.
The commercialisation ofimages and symbols from antiquity, so characteristic
of Slovenia since its independence, has been reflected over the
last decade in spa tourism as well. Since the great crises in the sixties, and
especially since the eighties, fifteen Slovene natural health resorts have
concentrated on developing wellness and activities programs. This change
in orientation has been accompanied by renovations, an expansion of the
water surfaces and capacities, and new wellbeing, wellness, spirituality and
beauty programs. An analysis of Slovene spas, wellness centres and hotel
web pages shows that they frequently offer rooms, usually saunas, which
are imitations of the Roman baths. These rooms are usually called "Roman
saunas", "Tepidarium", "Caldarium", and "Roman-Irish baths". At
Terme Ptuj, Zdravilišče Laško, Šmarješke Toplice, Grand Hotel Palace in
Portorož, and Terme Čatež, saunas have been built or renovated in the
Roman style. This trend of Roman rooms is a novelty, less than a decade
old in Slovenia. The first sauna with a Roman theme, a Roman-Irish bath,
was opened in 1997 in the Health and Beauty Centre at Terme Čatež. Modern Roman saunas are very popular, found not only in Slovenia but
also in other parts of Europe, especially Germany and Austria. Their popularity
has spread from the areas formerly occupied by the Romans to
other parts of world, for example the USA and the Republic of South
Africa. An analysis of Slovene saunas and wellness centres reveals a wellestablished
trend to recreate certain parts of the Roman baths. This is
attempted not only through Roman-style decorations, but also through
certain structures particular to the Roman baths, such as the caldarium,
tepidarium, and in one case even a laconicum. The approach, however, is
highly eclectic, blending Roman, Greek and, above all, modern elements.
The purpose of such rooms is to increase the appeal of the spas, while
their design is mostly based on the stereotyped images of antiquity in popular
culture.
Books by Vesna Merc
Igra časovno ni omejena, navadno pa traja okoli ure in pol do treh ur. Če boš v mestu več časa, lahko točke zbiraš tudi počasneje, majhni turisti pa se lahko z igro zabavajo tudi več dni. Primerno za družine z otroki med 5. in 15. letom. Starejši otroci lahko naloge in uganke rešujejo samostojno, mlajšim pa na pomoč priskočite starši. Dolgočasenja med sprehodi po mestu zagotovo ne bo!
https://www.arheolov.si
https://www.arheolov.si
Poetovio - Pettau - Ptuj: an adventure in our oldest town - a travel guide for kids and their families to Ptuj, the oldest town in Slovenia. The adventure takes your young travelers through the famous sights and hidden archaeological treasures of Ptuj, engaging them in an exciting interactive game as you explore city landmarks together on the mission to become part of a secret elite archaeological unit SMAE.
https://www.arheolov.si
Talks by Vesna Merc
research has shown that archaeological heritage went through several profound changes in the last decades, as evident in its presentations, representations and interpretations.
Through an analysis of various examples of images and identity readings of castles in the last couple of decades we will attempt to identify the change of heritage regarding castles in south-eastern Europe with special emphasis on Slovenia. The paper will focus on the performative power of castle identities for the national, regional, company, local or personal identities.
no. 1078/1, k. o. Hajdina, in December 1942, during World War II.
The excavation was conducted by Walter Schmid, a Graz provincial
archaeologist who identified the temple as Celtic. The Celtic-Roman
temple is located in Poetovio, in the Vicus Fortunae district, and
is dated from the 1st to the 4th century. Based on an analysis on
the state of research and the sheer size of Celtic-Roman temples
or sanctuaries with an ambulatory we can claim that temples of
this type are more frequent to the east of the Alps than previously
assumed. The locations of at least five examples in Slovenia - in the
Italic region X (Nauportus), provinces of Noricum (Celeia, Colatio,
Podkraj pri Hrastniku) and Pannonia (Poetovio) - confirms that this
type of temple was also in use outside the previously known area. A
review of shrines with an ambulatory from Noricum and Pannonia
highlights the importance of the temple that has been overlooked
so far, and an analysis of archival documentation shows the main
features of the temple under consideration. The dimensions of the
partially excavated temple have been reconstructed - the outer south
wall built of ashlar (length 21.9 m, width of the wall 0.60 m), the
outer east and west walls were not completely excavated (width of
the wall 0.65 m), the south cella wall was built of pebbles (length 13.8
m, width of the wall 0.80 m, height up to 1.8 m), the remaining cella
walls were not completely excavated. The inner length of the cella
was 12 m. The width of the corridor was 3.4 to 3.6 m. Archaeological
small finds were mostly, with some exceptions from the Joanneum
Universal Museum in Graz, Austria, lost and known only from
Schmidt’s written documentation. Inside the corridor residues of
red plaster were discovered beside the ceramics, and within the cella
a silver coin, fragments of marble statues, ceramics and glass vessels.
With the publication of the Celtic-Roman temple with an ambulatory
from Poetovio, we expanded the knowledge of the topography of
religious buildings in Poetovio. We conclude that the temple has
been overlooked for over 70 years due to the absence of revisions to
the documentation of older excavations in this area and the fact that
any excavation under occupation during wartime is problematic and
ignoring it afterwards is at least partly a political act.
The commercialisation ofimages and symbols from antiquity, so characteristic
of Slovenia since its independence, has been reflected over the
last decade in spa tourism as well. Since the great crises in the sixties, and
especially since the eighties, fifteen Slovene natural health resorts have
concentrated on developing wellness and activities programs. This change
in orientation has been accompanied by renovations, an expansion of the
water surfaces and capacities, and new wellbeing, wellness, spirituality and
beauty programs. An analysis of Slovene spas, wellness centres and hotel
web pages shows that they frequently offer rooms, usually saunas, which
are imitations of the Roman baths. These rooms are usually called "Roman
saunas", "Tepidarium", "Caldarium", and "Roman-Irish baths". At
Terme Ptuj, Zdravilišče Laško, Šmarješke Toplice, Grand Hotel Palace in
Portorož, and Terme Čatež, saunas have been built or renovated in the
Roman style. This trend of Roman rooms is a novelty, less than a decade
old in Slovenia. The first sauna with a Roman theme, a Roman-Irish bath,
was opened in 1997 in the Health and Beauty Centre at Terme Čatež. Modern Roman saunas are very popular, found not only in Slovenia but
also in other parts of Europe, especially Germany and Austria. Their popularity
has spread from the areas formerly occupied by the Romans to
other parts of world, for example the USA and the Republic of South
Africa. An analysis of Slovene saunas and wellness centres reveals a wellestablished
trend to recreate certain parts of the Roman baths. This is
attempted not only through Roman-style decorations, but also through
certain structures particular to the Roman baths, such as the caldarium,
tepidarium, and in one case even a laconicum. The approach, however, is
highly eclectic, blending Roman, Greek and, above all, modern elements.
The purpose of such rooms is to increase the appeal of the spas, while
their design is mostly based on the stereotyped images of antiquity in popular
culture.
Igra časovno ni omejena, navadno pa traja okoli ure in pol do treh ur. Če boš v mestu več časa, lahko točke zbiraš tudi počasneje, majhni turisti pa se lahko z igro zabavajo tudi več dni. Primerno za družine z otroki med 5. in 15. letom. Starejši otroci lahko naloge in uganke rešujejo samostojno, mlajšim pa na pomoč priskočite starši. Dolgočasenja med sprehodi po mestu zagotovo ne bo!
https://www.arheolov.si
https://www.arheolov.si
Poetovio - Pettau - Ptuj: an adventure in our oldest town - a travel guide for kids and their families to Ptuj, the oldest town in Slovenia. The adventure takes your young travelers through the famous sights and hidden archaeological treasures of Ptuj, engaging them in an exciting interactive game as you explore city landmarks together on the mission to become part of a secret elite archaeological unit SMAE.
https://www.arheolov.si
research has shown that archaeological heritage went through several profound changes in the last decades, as evident in its presentations, representations and interpretations.
Through an analysis of various examples of images and identity readings of castles in the last couple of decades we will attempt to identify the change of heritage regarding castles in south-eastern Europe with special emphasis on Slovenia. The paper will focus on the performative power of castle identities for the national, regional, company, local or personal identities.