Transformation of Historical Landscape of Island Brač From 4th to 12th century

Rad obuhvaća geografske, arheološke, teorijske i povijesne aspekte kako bismo bolje razumjeli transformacije povijesnog pejzaža otoka Brača. U početnom dijelu rada pružamo osnovni pregled povijesnih okolnosti u navedenom razdoblju, istražujući političke i društvene promjene koje su se mogle odraziti na pejzaž otoka. Također se bavimo geografskim karakteristikama otoka kako bismo bolje razumjeli prirodni kontekst. Teorijska poglavlja rada bave se problemom definicije pejzaža te transformacijama ruralnih pejzaža od kasne antike u Rimskom Carstvu. Postavlja se i pitanje u kojoj se mjeri obrasci uočeni u ostatku Carstva mogu preslikati i na povijesni pejzaž otoka Brača. Posebno se posvećujemo kamenolomima i osamostaljenim klesarskim radionicama sarkofaga u drugoj polovici 6. stoljeća, koje nastavljaju s djelovanjem u kamenolomima aktiviranima u antičkom razdoblju. Najveće poglavlje rada čini katalog spomenika i lokaliteta datiranih od 4. do 12. stoljeća. Uz zaključnu sintezu spoznaja iz prethodnih poglavlja i naglašavanje nekih otvorenih istraživačkih pitanja, radu su pridruženi slikovni prilozi i karte.The paper includes geographical, archaeological, theoretical and historical aspects in order to better understand the transformations of the historical landscape of the island of Brač. In the initial part of the paper, we provide a basic overview of the historical circumstances in the specified period, investigating political and social changes that could be reflected on the island's landscape. We also deal with the geographical characteristics of the island in order to better understand the natural context. The theoretical chapters of the paper deal with the problem of landscape definition and the transformations of rural landscapes since late antiquity in the Roman Empire. There is also the question of to what extent the patterns observed in the rest of the Empire can be applied to the historical landscape of the island of Brač. We pay particular attention to quarries and independent sarcophagus stonework workshops in the second half of the 6th century, which continue to operate in quarries activated in the ancient period. The largest chapter of the work consists of a catalog of monuments and localities dating from the 4th to the 12th century. Along with the concluding synthesis of knowledge from the previous chapters and emphasizing some open research questions, the work is accompanied by pictorial attachments and maps