Arheološka analiza kasnosrednjovjekovne keramike s nalazišta Žminj – Kaštel

Arheološka istraživanja kasnosrednjevjekovnog kaštela u Žminju rezultirala su mnogobrojnim nalazima; kako pokretnim tako i nepokretnim. Istraživanja su započela 2008. godine te su, uz prekid od 2010. do 2016. godine, provođena svake godine sve do 2019. Najmnogobrojniji pokretni nalazi su keramički, točnije ulomci keramičkih posuda. Pronađeni su ulomci kuhinjske i stolne keramike. Kuhinjska je keramika uglavnom srednje grube fakture i bez premaza, a najzastupljeniji oblik je lonac. Stolna keramika je gotovo u svim slučajevima fine fakture te je prekrivena nekom vrstom premaza. Kod stolne keramike najčešći oblici su vrčevi, zdjele i tanjuri, a po vrsti premaza razlikujemo jednobojno olovno glaziranu keramiku ili invetriatu, engobiranu keramiku i majoliku. Pretpostavlja se kako je keramika bez premaza lokalne proizvodnje, dok keramika s premazom svoje podrijetlo vuče s prostora sjeverne i središnje Italije, ali i Španjolske.Archaeological research of the late medieval castle in Žminj resulted in numerous finds; both mobile and immobile. Research began in 2008 and, with a break from 2010 to 2016, was conducted every year until 2019. The most frequent find is ceramic material, more precisely fragments of pottery. Fragments of kitchen- and tableware were found. Kitchenware is mostly of medium coarse fabric and uncoated, and the most common form is jar. In almost all cases, tableware has a fine fabric and is covered with various types of glaze. When it comes to tableware, the most common forms are jugs, bowls and plates, and by the type of coating we distinguish lead glazed pottery or invetriata, pottery with engobe and maiolica. It is assumed that the uncoated pottery was locally produced, while glazed pottery originates from northern and central Italy, as well as Spain