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The Small Finds Discovered during
the Excavation of the Abbey of Saint Peter
2025
in Osor

Georgie Baudry
November
Invited Lecture

Abstract Archaeologicalresearch at theAbbeyofSaint Peterin Osoryielded
more than 1,400 small finds. These artefacts attest to the various activities 4–5
that took place on the site between Late Antiquity and the Modern periods.
For the Roman period in particular, they highlight the functions of the set- Koper,
tlement and the presence of workshops, with some items related to metal-
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lurgy. Personal objects and iron fittings indicate domestic activities. Medieval
and modern artefacts specifically demonstrate changes in the area’s func-
tion following the construction of the first church at the beginning of the Spotlight
9th century. While the Early Middle Ages remain largely undocumented, with
only a few items found, from the 12th century onwards, artefacts began to be
deposited in graves. The artefacts from these phases are almost exclusively
linked to the monastic and parish cemeteries, and have been studied at dif- Scientific
ferent scales: at the level of the objects, their assemblages, and the site as a
whole. In the grave context, in conjunction with anthropological research,
has enabled the reconstruction of funerary practices and attire. A change the
in practices is evident between the Late Medieval and Modern periods. For in
some of the deceased, the items provide clues to their social status. In this
regard, the discovery of a tomb containing a gold ring and a fragment of an Osor
abbatial or episcopal crozier is particularly significant. These objects allow
us to situate the material culture of Osor’s population within a regional and
European context.
Keywords St Peter, monastic archaeology, funerary practices, material cul-
ture, metallurgy

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