Archaeological sites of Slovenia - short introduction

Archaeological site is a place in the landscape where the remains of human existence and activity in the past are still preserved. Archaeological sites are witness about past and they are all around where we live now. They are part of the landscape, which itself is a remain of our ancestors.


In Slovenia there is registered and protected more than 3,300 archaeological sites. Thus, the majority of Slovenian territory riddled with archaeological sites. Average is more than 6 archaeological sites per 1km^2. They are found in all geographical areas from the highlands, swamps, to seas, rivers and plains. With advance of archaeological detecting surveys especially LiDAR there are new sites discovered every day. There is still so much undiscovered archaeological sites just waiting to be discovered.

One of the many newly discovered archaeological sites (I suspect dated to antiquity) this one near town Sežana (author Jošt Hobič).

The oldest site is dated to the time of the Neanderthals (older Stone Age - 150,000 BC.). The oldest sites are usually linked to the Karst caves, mainly because erosion is minimal. From the time of the first farmers (Neolithic - Neolithic era) we known the first plan settlements. Most of the sites are hidden under the ground, but still there is much of those that are visible to the naked eye. These are mainly prehistoric burial mounds, earthworks of prehistoric hillforts and ruins of castles.

On this interactive maps you can get all the basic information about known and protected archaeological sites. The are all in Slovene language.

http://giskd6s.situla.org/giskd/

http://arkas.zrc-sazu.si/arkas_v2.php

I will present some fascinating and vital archaeological sites and finds from Slovenia in future blog posts. It will be great!

Potter and Female figure found in one of the pile dwellings on Ljubljansko barje, 3000 BC - Copper age or Eneolithic (source)