Review article
Iron Age Fibulae from the Site of St. Theodore’s Quarter at Pula
Lara Orlić
; Archaeological Museum of Istria, Pula, Croatia
Abstract
Presented in this work are fibulae unearthed in the zone
surrounding the temple of Hercules located in the vicinity of
the freshwater spring. These fibulae were discovered either in
the untouched layers on the slopes of a hillock at Pula, or in a
layer of fill that served as a base for a drainage layer consisting
of amphorae, which was erected in the third quarter of the 1st
century BC. These fibulae encompass a period of time from the
6th to the middle of the 1st century BC. They were typologically
determined, and each type is accompanied by data regarding
its phases of existence, as well as location. The spread of most
types was shown with the help of a chart. The possibility that
a prehistoric sanctuary existed in the area around the freshwater
spring even before the erection of Hercules’ temple was likewise
explored.
Keywords
Pula; Histri; Early Iron Age fibulae; Late Iron Age fibulae; sanctuary
Hrčak ID:
103931
URI
Publication date:
18.11.2012.
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