Ubication (identification of locations), recording and reconnaissance of stecci - medieval tombstones in the City of Visoko with assessment of damage / preservation - phase III Cover Image

Ubikacija, evidentiranje i rekognosciranje stećaka na području općine Visoko s procjenom stanja oštećenja / očuvanosti - III faza
Ubication (identification of locations), recording and reconnaissance of stecci - medieval tombstones in the City of Visoko with assessment of damage / preservation - phase III

Author(s): Đenana Ganić
Subject(s): Cultural history, Middle Ages
Published by: JU Zavičajni muzej – Visoko
Keywords: project; stecci; the Middle Ages; Visoko; necropolis; burial; recording; marking; protection;

Summary/Abstract: The project "Ubication, recording and reconnaissance of the stecci tombstones in the City of Visoko with assessment of damage / preservation" organized by the Regional Museum in Visoko, has been implemented since 2015 with the aim of revitalising several medieval necropolises that currently exist in the greater Visoko area. After the implementation of the project phases I, II and III, new and interesting data were obtained representing an important contribution to the study of sepulchral heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Consequently, a different situational picture was established in relation to the previously recorded condition, both in terms of the number of stecci tombstones and the number of necropolises. This year's field part of the project was supplemented by geodetic surveys that will serve as a permanent record of great benefit for all future research. In addition, with a view to preserving and promoting the medieval cultural and historical heritage of Visoko, based on the data collected, info boards were made to serve as a reminder of the medieval past of Visoko and its surroundings. In order to bring this aspect of material culture closer to the dynamic environment and audience of the 21st century, all necropolises with relevant data will be entered into one of the existing electronic databases that are an indispensable tool in the modern approach to studying and presenting the topic of material culture of the medieval Bosnian state.

  • Issue Year: 1/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 109-123
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Bosnian