Review article
On the archaeological excavations of the chapel of the Knights Hospitaller at the site of Pakrac – Stari Grad in 2020
Juraj Belaj
; Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia
Sebastijan Stingl
orcid.org/0000-0002-9203-1650
; Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia
Valerija Gligora
orcid.org/0000-0001-5101-8575
; Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The continuation of the archaeological excavation of the Gothic Chapel of the Knights Hospitaller at the site of Pakrac – Stari Grad, built in the early 13th century and rebuilt around 1500, brought new scientific insights. Due to higher humidity, especially on the northern half of the nave, wooden pole structures were preserved and researched, as well as wooden coffins connected by wooden bolts, stud connectors. It was ascertained that there were several phases of burials and ten graves were excavated, one of the most interesting finds being an iron tip of a crossbow arrow discovered in the sacrum of the deceased individual buried along the southern wall.
Keywords
Pakrac; the military orders; Knights Hospitaller; Gothic architecture; chapel; late Middle Ages; graves
Hrčak ID:
269908
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2021.
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