Projects / Programmes
Roman military equipment in Slovenia
| Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
| 6.02.00 |
Humanities |
Archaeology |
|
| Code |
Science |
Field |
| H340 |
Humanities |
Archaeology |
Roman archaeology, Roman military equipment, romanisation, weapons, PIXE
Researchers (3)
| no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
| 1. |
06253 |
PhD Janka Istenič |
Archaeology |
Head |
2002 - 2004 |
224 |
| 2. |
05591 |
MSc Zdravko Rupnik |
Physics |
Researcher |
2002 - 2004 |
182 |
| 3. |
07716 |
PhD Žiga Šmit |
Physics |
Researcher |
2002 - 2004 |
469 |
Organisations (1)
| no. |
Code |
Research organisation |
City |
Registration number |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
| 1. |
0106 |
Jožef Stefan Institute |
Ljubljana |
5051606000 |
90,753 |
Abstract
The research project >Roman military equipment in Slovenia< shall stem from the finds from the river Ljubljanica. Comparative finds, especially from Slovenia but also elsewhere, will also be included in the study.
Ljubljanica is the most important site of Roman military equipment in Slovenia. The preliminary research has proved that weapons, which are very important for the understanding of the development of military equipment of the Romans, were found here (Istenič J., A Roman late-republican gladius from the river Ljubljanica, Arheološki vestnik 51, 2000, 171-182). The finds from Ljubljanica are also distinguished for being in most cases very well preserved and as a consequence very informative.
The research is designed to be carried out at several levels. First level will be detailed typological, chronological and technological analysis of the objects. Special emphasis will be put to the study of those parts of the Roman military equipment, which are important for our understanding of the development of this class of objects in general. The materials shall be determined by the method of proton induced X-ray emission (PIXE). This proved to be suitable because it is not destructive and allows analyses of small surfaces (less than 1 mm), which is important for example for the determination of materials for soldering and some decorations.
Next level of research shall be the study of Roman military equipment from Ljubljanica from the viewpoint of the interpretation of this river as an archaeological site. The importance of these finds for the understanding of our early history will also be studied.
