BURG PAKA (CASTLE / FORT PAKA)

Bezimena utvrda razvijenog i kasnog srednjeg vijeka podignuta nedaleko sela Paka, u istoimenom brdovitom kraju južno od Varaždina, istraživana je u sklopu Projekta PAKA od 2001. do 2008. godine, a 2009. provedeni su radovi vezani uz prezentaciju lokaliteta. Prema kraju u kojem je izgrađena, utvrda je početkom istraživanja nazvana Paka. U radu se analiziraju geomorfološke osobitosti krajolika i karakteristike otkrivene arhitekture te se predstavljaju neki od pronađenih sitnih predmeta. Obična kućna keramika predstavlja najbrojnije nalaze, a od ostalih predmeta treba spomenuti noževe, brus, lokote, ključeve, konjske žvale i potkove, brojne kopče, ostruge, dijelove korica za noževe, razne čavle i kuke, strelice. Tlocrtna organizacija burga, način gradnje i očuvani arhitektonski detalji ukazuju na izgradnju u drugoj polovici 13. stoljeća. Pokretni arheološki nalazi pripadaju vremenu od 13. do 15. stoljeća. U 15. st. utvrda je stradala u požaru, a budući da na lokalitetu nisu uočeni tragovi obnove objekta, zaključuje se da je vatra označila kraj života u burgu. Paka je u sjeverozapadnom dijelu Hrvatske prva arheološki istražena, konzervirana i prezentirana kasnosrednjovjekovna utvrda, izuzev Medvedgrada koji ima jedan posve drugi značaj.A nameless fort dating from the prospering and late Middle Ages, erected not far from the village Paka in the upland region of the same name and situated south of Varaždin, was researched in the period from 2001 till 2008 as part of the Projekt PAKA . In 2009 work was carried out linked with the presentation of this site. The fort was named Paka in accordance with the area where it is situated. The paper analyses the geomorphologic characteristics of the countryside, and characteristics of the discovered architecture. It also presents some of the small objects found there. Most of the findings fall into the category of plain domestic ceramics. The remaining objects are knives, grindstones, locks, keys, horse bits and horseshoes, many kinds of buckles and clasps, spurs, parts of knife cases, various nails, pegs, pins and hooks, arrows and spears. The ground plan organization of the burg, manner of construction, and the preserved architectural details point towards the second part of the 13th century as the period when it was built. The mobile architectural findings belong to the period from the 13th to the 15th centuries. In the 15th century the fort was destroyed by fire. As there are no signs of the fort being repaired after the fire, it has been concluded that the fire had put an end to further life in the burg. Along with Medvedgrad, Paka is the first late Middle Ages fort that has been archeologically researched, preserved and presented, with a completely different significance