Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.33254/piaz.43.1.3
New archaeological research on the Hallstatt period in Martijanec and its surroundings
Saša Kovačević
; Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Almost seventy years have passed since the archaeological excavations of the Gamulica tumulus in Martijanec near Varaždin. The 1957 excavations, headed by Zdenko Vinski and later published by Ksenija Vinski-Gasparini, actually represent one of the key starting points for contemporary scientific analyses of the Early Iron Age in Croatia. The text is divided into two parts. The first reflects on the well-known finds from Martijanec. An attempt will be made to evaluate old analyses, field notes, and archival material, both from Ksenija Vinski-Gasparini and Zdenko Vinski of the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb, and from the prominent figure of Croatian continental archaeology, Stjepan Vuković of the Varaždin City Museum. For certain problems, well-founded alternative explanations will be offered. The second part of the text will present the results of new fieldwork conducted by the Institute of Archaeology around Gamula and at Kazinščak in Martijanec over the past few years. The aim is to use these new insights to shed light on the development of the Early Iron Age in the basin of the Plitvica and Bednja rivers, and to provide a foundation for the research into the region that will follow.
Keywords
Early Iron Age; archaeological landscape; Ha C–D phase; settlements; tumulus cemeteries; princely graves; funerary architecture; funerary ritual; basin of the Plitvica and Bednja rivers
Hrčak ID:
353254
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Publication date:
10.11.2026.
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