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Use of Oral Tradition in Archaeology: Uthe Case of Ajdovina Above Rodik, Slovenia

University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, katja.hrobat{at}guest.arnes.si or katja.hrobat{at}ff.uni-lj.si

This article addresses the potential of oral tradition (folklore) in the archaeological study of the past. It deals with oral traditions concerning landscape features in the area of the prehistoric and Roman site of Ajdovina above Rodik, Slovenia. The palimpsest nature of modern landscapes can be regarded as a syncretic sum of past ways of life, land use, religious practices, and cults. In oral tradition concerning the ancient inhabitants of Ajdovina, it is possible to discern the obscured memory of historical process. Certain sites, referred to in local oral tradition, mainly in the form of memories of religious practices performed there and of superstitions related to them, may well prove to be the remains of ancient sacred places. Methodological problems include identification of the generic and specific in oral tradition, the recognition of Christian intervention and/or censorship of ancient cults and beliefs, and the transposition and/or survival of elements of old ritual practices in popular beliefs. The aim of this article is to discuss the role of oral tradition linked to the landscape in the persistence of collective memory concerning historical circumstances and the survival and/or transformation of ancient cult or ritual sites and beliefs.

Key Words: ancient roads • caves • cult survival • demonization • folklore • landscape • memory • oral tradition • Slovenia • stone monoliths

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European Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 10, No. 1, 31-56 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1461957108091481


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