AV 63, 2012: Robert SCHUMANN

ARHEOLOŠKI VESTNIK

ARHEOLOŠKI VESTNIK 63, 2012

Robert SCHUMANN

Eine unscheinbare keramische Fremdform aus dem hallstattzeitlichen Grabhügelfeld von Farovške njive bei Otočec
Überlegungen zu transalpinen Kontakten vor dem Hintergrund des Salzbergbaus in Hallstatt
(An inconspicuous nonindigenous pottery vessel from the Hallstatt period necropolis of Farovške njive near Otočec.
Considerations on transalpine contacts in relation to the salt mining in Hallstatt)

Abstract

This paper deals with a vessel excavated by J. Pečnik in the Hallstatt period tumuli of Farovške njive near Otočec in the year 1894. The typological analysis of this vessel indicates that it was originally made in the Hallstatt regions north of the Alps, most likely in Upper Austria or Lower Bavaria, where several vessels of a similar shape can be found, in particular in the necropolis of Linz-St. Peter. This conclusion provides a starting point for some remarks on transalpine connections between the southeastern Alpine region and the northern alpine uplands, with a special focus on the role of Hallstatt and the organisation of the salt transfer from Hallstatt to the southeastern Alpine region. The spread of archaeological finds as well as the presence of individuals from the south-eastern Alpine Hallstatt groups in Hallstatt indicate that those groups played a very active role in the transalpine salt trade during the Early Iron Age.

Keywords: Farovške njive near Otočec, Dolenjska, Early Iron Age, Hallstatt Period, Hallstatt, Linz, Upper Austria, import, trade, salt transport, transalpine contacts

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