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Kirchbichl in Lavant. Location (a, b) and plan (c) of the late antique hilltop settlement. Sl. 1: Kirchbichl nad Lavantom. Lokacija (a, b) in načrt (c) poznoantične višinske naselbine. (basemap / podlaga: a -https://qms.nextgis.com/geoservices/1300/; b -https://gis.tirol.gv.at/arcgis/services/Service_Pu-blic/terrain/MapServer/WMSServer)
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The Early Christian churches of the Late Antique hilltop settlement in Lavant (Lienz, Austria) have been investigated for almost a century. In recent years (2017–2021), a large conservation campaign took place within the ruins of the so-called Episcopal Church. During this campaign, it was possible to carry out targeted excavations inside the Early...
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... late antique hilltop settlement on the Kirchbichl in Lavant, which has been excavated since the 1950s, consists of several residential buildings and two churches (Fig. 1). One Early Christian church was found in the 1990s during renovation work in the baroque church of St. Ulrich. 1 A comprehensive Due to the long history of excavations of the Episcopal Church and the hilltop settlement, several problems in their proper study exist. In addition to backfilled trenches and often misleading restorations of ...
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... made of transparent material, sometimes appearing greenish or yellowish, coloured appliques such as handles or stems could be attached for decorative purposes. 25 24 Blümner 1911, 138;Mitschke et al. 2012, 256;Basso, Gleba 2018;Velenis, Zachariadis 2019, 186;Sukenik, Tep- per 2019, 206-207;Haas et al. 2021. 25 Olcay 2001, 86; Nikolić 2019, Fig. 19. ...
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... significantly in their shape from goblet-like vessels to bowl-like vessels. Nevertheless, they can be roughly divided into two groups: those with handles on the edge of the rim and those with handles on the body. Both variants occur at the same time; however, the first group with handles close to the rim is more common in 26 Xanthopoulou 2010, Fig. 81; Lightfoot 2019, Fig. 10. 27 Uboldi 1995, 109. earlier times. 28 This type of lamp first appeared at the end of the 4 th century AD and was in use at least until the 6 th century. 29 The second lamp can be almost fully completed (Fig. 9b), as numerous fragments of it were found. It is a small stemmed lamp or funnel-shaped lamp (Uboldi type IV.2 30 ) that was ...
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... were installed in the narthex. However, they correspond to the known late antique types and thus may have been originally used in the Early Christian church, perhaps in the adjacent baptistery. 32 In all the trenches around the presbytery, especially in those next to the priests' bench, a significant amount of fragmented window glass was found (Fig. 10). Most of the pieces show traces of exposure to great heat, which stems from a destructive fire in the church. The concentration of window glass in this area, as well as the lack of it in the trenches in the nave along the outer walls of the building, indicates that only specific parts of the church were ...
